Was King Tut’s Tomb Filled With Opiates? Yale Study Unlocks Ancient Secret

An ancient alabaster vase from Yale’s Babylonian Collection has revealed traces of opium, offering the strongest evidence yet ...

Tutankhamun was decapitated 100 years ago. Why the excavation is a great shame instead of a triumph

November 2025 marks 100 years since archaeologists first examined Tutankhamun's mummified remains. What followed wasn't ...

Tutankhamun: How Englishmen uncovered the boy-king

The tomb of the former boy-king was discovered in 1922 by English archaeologist Howard Carter and his patron Lord Carnarvon ...

Bombshell new details emerge on Tutankhamun’s mutilation and ‘Pharaoh’s curse’

Eleanor Dobson, researcher in Egyptology, revealed that Howard and his team beheaded and mutilated the mummy to remove it ...

Opium use in ancient Egypt: Alabaster vase residue points to widespread use

Examination of an ancient alabaster vase in the Yale Peabody Museum's Babylonian Collection has revealed traces of opiates, ...
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"Tutmania": The Story Behind The Discovery Of Tutankhamun's Tomb

"Yes, wonderful things!" Those three words changed everything. Howard Carter's persistence paid off spectacularly after years ...

A century after discovery, Tutankhamun’s treasures go on full display in Egypt

Thousands of visitors streamed through the Grand Egyptian Museum yesterday as almost the entire collection of King Tutankhamun’s treasures—over ...

Tutankhamun's tomb on display in full for first time at Egypt's new £910m museum

Visitors to the new museum will be able to view the entire contents of Tutankhamun's tomb for the first time since its discovery over 100 years ago.
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Nov. 4, 1922: Tutankhamun’s tomb is discovered

An iron dagger discovered within Tutankhamun's tomb was identified as originating from an iron meteorite. In 2016, Italian researchers confirmed the dagger's cosmic source by analyzing its elemental ...