As a teenager, Eid Mertah would pore over books about King Tutankhamun, tracing hieroglyphs and dreaming of holding the boy ...

King Tut was only nine years old when he became pharaoh (king of Egypt). That's why he was given the nickname, the Boy King. Speaking of other names, Tutankhamun wasn’t even his original name.

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Let’s hear it for ambitious kids! A 12-year-old boy named Hussein was desperate to get a job on Englishman Howard Carter’s archaeological dig in Luxor, Egypt. It was 1922 and Carter was ...

King Tut’s death. One of the puzzles that has most vexed historians and scientists alike is how Tut died. Theories have abounded ever since British archaeologist Howard Carter discovered Tut’s ...

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Any understanding of King Tut’s story has to begin with his predecessor — the heretic pharaoh Akhenaten. Akhenaten was a radical religious zealot who revolted against the Egyptian orthodoxy. He ...

"Tales of Terror: The Curse of King Tut" follows the curse-laden mysteries surrounding those involved in discovering and excavating King Tut's tomb and the media frenzy that followed.

The entrance to King Tut's tomb, in Egypt's Valley of the Kings. British archaeologist Howard Carter found the tomb in 1922. George Rinhart/Corbis via Getty Images ...

Tut is still inspiring a new generation of archaeologists. Howard Carter (kneeling) opening the innermost shrine of King Tutankhamen's tomb in 1922. Photograph courtesy The New York Times Photo ...