Discovering a young pharaoh's ancient, long-dormant tomb sent the media into a frenzy in the 1920s – but uncovering one mystery invited another when the financier of the expedition died a sudden, ...

The unsettling curse of King Tutankhamun’s tomb in Egypt has bewildered archaeologists since it’s been feared to be linked to the mysterious deaths of multiple excavators who discovered it in 1922.

It’s 1922, and free-spirited archaeologist Danny Freemont is infamous for his outlandish theories. Freemont is certain that if found, the Emerald Tablet, rumored to be buried in King Tut’s tomb, would ...

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.

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 ...

Many on Howard Carter’s (pictured) team fell victim to King Tut’s curse—though Carter himself was spared. On November 4, 1922, a team of researchers led by British archaeologist Howard Carter ...