King Tut
Tutankhamun’s unseen golden treasures go public at Egyptian Museum
Archaeology
November 16, 2017
Tutankhamun’s unseen golden treasures go public at Egyptian Museum
Antiquities Minister, Khaled al-Anany, inaugurated on Wednesday a temporary exhibition at the Egyptian Museum displaying Tutankhamun’s golden flakes in public…
First regional museum in Matruh almost ready for inauguration
Archaeology
October 26, 2017
First regional museum in Matruh almost ready for inauguration
Major General Alaa Abu Zeid, governor of Matruh governorate, and head of the Antiquities Ministry’s Museums Sector Elham Salah Eddin,…
Funerary bed of King Tut packed to be transferred to Grand Egyptian Museum
Culture
May 18, 2017
Funerary bed of King Tut packed to be transferred to Grand Egyptian Museum
A team from the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) started packing this week Pharaoh King Tutankhamun’s treasured collection at the Egyptian…
Experts discuss transportation of King Tut collection to new Egyptian Grand Museum (GEM)
Archaeology
May 8, 2017
Experts discuss transportation of King Tut collection to new Egyptian Grand Museum (GEM)
The International conference on Pharaoh King Tutankhamun was held in Cairo earlier this week to explore options for the safe…
Egypt to do more tests on Tut’s tomb in search for Nefertiti
Archaeology
November 23, 2015
Egypt to do more tests on Tut’s tomb in search for Nefertiti
Egypt said Monday it will conduct more tests this week in search of a hidden chamber in King Tutankhamun's tomb…
Luxor celebrates 93rd anniversary of King Tut’s tomb discovery
Archaeology
November 5, 2015
Luxor celebrates 93rd anniversary of King Tut’s tomb discovery
Twenty hot air balloons rose above Luxor before sunrise on Thursday at Karnak to commemorate the 93rd anniversary of the…
King Tut’s gold mask undamaged: official
Archaeology
October 18, 2015
King Tut’s gold mask undamaged: official
The general manager of the Egyptian Museum, Khaled Enany, denied that King Tutankhamun's golden mask was harmed on Sunday, in response…
Discussions to start searching for Nefertiti’s tomb
Archaeology
September 21, 2015
Discussions to start searching for Nefertiti’s tomb
British Egyptologist Nicholas Reeves will present his theory on Queen Nefertiti’s tomb during a talk on Monday. He believes the…
Former first lady, antiquities minister accused of misappropriating funds from King Tut exhibit
Egypt
June 17, 2011
Former first lady, antiquities minister accused of misappropriating funds from King Tut exhibit
The Public Funds Prosecution is investigating accusations made by Nour Abdel Samad, director of Egypt’s archaeological sites, that former First…
King Tut died of malaria, new study suggests
Archaeology
February 16, 2010
King Tut died of malaria, new study suggests
Washington--The celebrated pharaoh Tutankhamun had a club foot, walked with a cane and was killed by malaria, a study that…