The famous golden death mask of the Egyptian boy king Tutankhamun likely wasn’t made for him, according to a new study. A re-examination of King Tutankhamun’s mask by researchers from the ...

Tutankhamun died aged 19 in 1324 BC after reigning for nine years. His 11-kilo (24.2-pound) solid gold funerary mask is encrusted with lapis lazuli and semi-precious stones. For the latest news ...

Tutankhamun, plagued with health issues, likely had a clubfoot, cleft palate, and bone disease. He died at 19, possibly from an infection linked to a broken leg. In ancient Egypt, death masks ...

On the 17th February, 1923, the seal to the tomb was broken and a living human stepped inside for the first time in 3,200 years. We know what Tutankhamun looked like because scientists have done ...