ASHEVILLE, N.C. — I just toured the King Tut exhibit at Biltmore Estate and came away with renewed respect for short funerals and soft pillows. Serious students of archaeology, amateur and ...

CAIRO -- Egypt's most famous pharaoh, King Tutankhamun, was a frail boy who suffered from a cleft palate and club foot. He died of complications from a broken leg exacerbated by malaria, and his ...

If the idea of mummies doesn't grab their attention, mention of the boy king does. Tutankhamun was only 9 years old when he came to power as Pharaoh of Egypt in 1332 B.C., which is well within the age ...

Archaeologists have announced the discovery of the first royal tomb in Egypt since Tutankhamun's burial was uncovered more ...