King tut tomb

A travel guide for Luxor, Egypt featuring tips for visiting Luxor and Karnak temples, the Valley of the Kings & Queens, King Tut's Tomb, and the Nile River.

Most of the treasures found in the tomb are now housed in the Cairo Museum.

When King Tut's tomb was discovered - and then opened - people all over the globe were riveted by the mysterious Tutankhamun and his golden treasures. Here's what they found.

Archaeologist Howard Carter uncovered the spectacular untouched tomb of the Egyptian boy-king in 1922.

"Unfortunately, our work is not supporting this theory," a disappointed expert says.

An exhibition in Oxford tells how Howard Carter's team excavated the pharaoh's tomb 100 years ago.

Hidden from the world for 3,000 years, the true face of Tutankhamun was revealed yesterday. Egypt's 'golden boy' will be on view to the world in a climate-controlled glass case in his tomb in the Valley of the Kings

Have just got back from an excellent few days at Manchester. I took son up to see the King Tutankhamen exhibition at the museum at The Trafford Centre. This was really good with a film about King …

The impact of an ancient comet that had come hurtling through the cosmos created a component which was subsequently used as the centerpiece of King Tut’s brooch. But there has been debate as to how exactly this event created the glass. Now scientists from Australia and Austria think they have the definitive answer.