Tutankhamuns
3,400-Year-Old Egyptian Town Linked to Tutankhamun’s Father Unearthed by Archaeologists
Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Egyptian Town Linked to King Tut’s Father Archaeologists have discovered a “major” ancient Egyptian town at Kom el-Nugus, near Alexandria, likely built during the reign of Pharaoh Akhenaten, father of Tutankhamun. The settlement, dating to the 18th Dynasty (c. 1550–1292 BC), challenges previous assumptions that the site was only occupied from the […]
DNA Breakthrough Uncovers King Tutankhamun’s Probable Cause of Death
King Tutankhamun’s Death and Legacy: DNA Reveals Clues For over a century, the mysterious death of Egypt’s “boy king” Tutankhamun has intrigued historians. Recent DNA analysis now suggests malaria and inbreeding likely contributed to his demise at just 18. Researchers studying Tut’s mummy identified genetic traces of malaria, a disease untreatable in his era (~1324 […]
British Egyptologist Unveils Largest Ancient Egyptian Discovery Since Tutankhamun’s Tomb
Discovery of Thutmose II’s Tomb Ends Century-Long Search (Images: 1. Piers Litherland at the site; 2. Depiction of Thutmose II; 3. Tomb entrance; 4. Howard Carter in 1922) A century after Howard Carter’s groundbreaking discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922, archaeologists have finally uncovered another long-lost pharaonic burial site. Led by Scottish Egyptologist Piers Litherland, […]