had CT scans and DNA tests. But do we now know how he died? Click on the theories and decide for yourself. In November 1922 Howard Carter opened Tutankhamun's tomb. It was the first pharaoh's tomb ...

People in ancient Egypt lived shorter lives because they didn’t have the same healthcare as we do. But Tutankhamun died at around 19 years old, which was young even for ancient Egypt. Recently, ...

By carrying out CT scans of King Tutankhamun's mummy, we were able in 2005 to show that he did not die from a blow to the head, as many people believed. Our analysis revealed that a hole in the ...

Previous scans of Tutankhamun's tomb carried out by Japanese experts last fall revealed the presence of additional rooms in the pharaoh's chamber. The results of Thursday’s scan will be ...