Ten years after ascending the throne, Tutankhamun is dead ... it follows that Tut­ankhaten (later Tutankhamun) was his son. Not all scholars find this evidence convincing, however, and some ...

“This mask was not made for ... as the boy king, King Tut the throne in 1332 BC around the age of 9, an appropriate age to wear earrings, but as he grew older during his reign, he would have ...

Salah, a boy, wanders about with his uncle through the Cairo museum, where he is fascinated by the statues and especially the restauration work in progress on Tutankhamun's throne. His uncle tells ...

Tutankhamun ascended the throne around 1332 B.C.E. at about nine years old. His reign was brief ... noted the earring holes on the mask but did not follow through on a closer investigation ...

Tutankhamun, popularly referred to as "King Tut" today, ruled from about 1332 B.C. until his death in about 1323 B.C. He ascended to the throne while still a child, and his rule was relatively short – ...

Researchers propose that his eye-catching gold funerary ... "I was sure the death mask was not specifically designed for King Tut," she said. There are clues in the death mask about a "rushed ...

When Tutankhamun ascended to the throne, his administration restored the former religion. The current exhibition features images of the hawk with a gold solar disc on its head that represents Horus.