In King Tut's burial chamber, a rite known as the "Awakening of Osiris" may have been performed, according to evidence of mysterious artifacts. It is the earliest evidence of the rite being used on a ...

An ancient alabaster vase from Yale’s Babylonian Collection has revealed traces of opium, offering the strongest evidence yet of widespread opiate use in ancient Egypt. A recently analyzed alabaster v ...

On this day, 101 years ago, archeologists unveiled the ancient Egyptian ruler King Tutankhamun after his sarcophagus was discovered in a well-hidden tomb that had been preserved for over 3,000 years, ...

Cairo's newest attraction is the Grand Egyptian Museum, a modern testament to one of the world's oldest civilizations. Jane Pauley reports on the opening of the museum, whose collection includes ...

More than 30 years in the making, the colossal Grand Egyptian Museum will formally open its doors to the public in a lavish ceremony on Saturday. The $1bn project will be the planet’s largest museum ...

Highlights from this massive archaeological museum include the complete collection of treasures discovered within King Tut’s tomb.

A suitcase, believed to have belonged to the explorer who discovered Tutankhamun’s tomb, was found under a bed and sold at auction for £12,000, ($15,000), skyrocketing over its presale estimate of ...

As Seattle celebrates all things King Tut, with Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs on display at the Pacific Science Center, Amtrak has unveiled the golden King Tut locomotive. The ...