One hundred years ago this past February, English archaeologist Howard Carter entered the sealed burial chamber of the legendary Egyptian ruler King Tutankhamen, revealing its decrepit, yet dazzling ...

Rumors of a curse have persisted since Howard Carter and others found Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922. The deaths of Lord Carnarvon and others associated with the excavation perpetuated the speculation.

A recent display of mummies in Mexico serves as a reminder to the scientific explanation of the so-called “mummy’s curse.” Scientists warn that the curse is really a fungal concern. Research shows ...

This story is a collaboration with Biography.com. On February 16, 1923, Howard Carter, guided by the flickering light of oil lamps, ventured into the depths of a long-hidden subterranean burial site ...

On a sunny morning, Egyptian workers were clearing the sands at the Valley of the Kings, when they uncovered the hint of stone steps about 13 feet (4 meters) below the tomb of Ramesses VI. This sunken ...

June 14, 2005 — -- For five years, British archaeologist Howard Carter combed the sands of the Valley of the Kings to no avail, and his financial backer, Lord Carnavon, was tired of getting no ...