Yale University researchers have found trace amounts of opium jars in an ancient Egyptian vessel, proving that opium use was ...

It’s 11am in the Valley of the Kings by the time I emerge, blinking into the sun, from the 3,300-year-old tomb of Tutankhamun ...

Traces of opium found inside an ancient alabaster vase suggest drug use was common in ancient Egypt, not rare or accidental.

Recent headlines announced the discovery of Thutmose II’s tomb—Egypt’s first royal burial uncovered since King Tut. But that may not be the whole story. Evidence suggests a second, sealed tomb may ...

November 2025 marks 100 years since archaeologists first examined Tutankhamun's mummified remains. What followed wasn't scientific triumph—it was destruction. Using hot knives and brute force, Howard ...

A blockbuster Tutankhamun show set a new all-time French record Sunday, with 1.42 million visitors flocking to see the exhibition in Paris, the organisers said. The turnout beat the previous record ...

GIZA, Egypt — They’re the crown jewels of the Grand Egyptian Museum — two galleries devoted to the ancient pharaoh Tutankhamun. Showcasing more than 5,300 objects from the young king’s tomb, including ...

Khaled DESOUKI/AFP/AFP As a teenager, Eid Mertah would pore over books about King Tutankhamun, tracing hieroglyphs and dreaming of holding the boy pharaoh's golden mask in his hands. Years later, the ...

The vogue for immersive shows is starting to feel stale, so when I gave in to my son’s pleas to visit Tutankhamun: The immersive exhibition in London, it was with a sense of foreboding. I needn’t have ...

Research blasts myths about teenage pharaoh, indicates malaria may be to blame. Feb. 16, 2010— -- Years of DNA tests and CT scans on Egypt's famous pharaoh, King Tutankhamun, and his family have ...