“Jewelry has been part of the human experience for thousands of years, worn by people at all levels of society. By examining the personal adornments in the Marrs collection, we encounter a vibrant and ...

The Egyptian-focused events coincide with the 100th anniversary of the discovery of King Tutankhamen’s tomb, which sparked a global interest in the ancient culture that spawned designs in jewelry—as ...

For almost a century, King Tutankhamun has been the poster boy for Ancient Egypt. His death mask was sublimely, breathtakingly crafted over 3,300 years ago from 24 pounds of beaten gold, with eyeliner ...

The long anticipated opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), originally slated for July, is finally going ahead this weekend. The $1 billion, 120-acre complex just outside Cairo promises to take ...

HAYWARD — Wedad Shammas, a volunteer at the King Tut Festival in Hayward on Sunday, was doing a brisk business selling all kinds of Egyptian sweets. There were butter cookies, different kinds of ...

A 3,000-year-old quartzite head of Egyptian "Boy King" Tutankhamun was auctioned off for $6 million Thursday in London despite a fierce outcry from Cairo. Christie's auction house sold the ...

For the first time, the entire treasure and the full museum reconstruction of Tutankhamun’s tomb are on display to the public ...

The magnificence of ancient Egypt comes to brilliant life through jewelry — the most precious and personal of human possessions — in “Jewels of the Nile: Ancient Egyptian Treasures from the Worcester ...

Egyptian officials finally know what lies behind the walls of King Tut’s tomb -- absolutely nothing. Officials had been confident, 90 percent sure, that there was a hidden room behind the plastered ...

November 2025 marks 100 years since archaeologists first examined Tutankhamun 's mummified remains. What followed wasn't ...