THE MYSTERY of King Tutankhamun’s death may finally be solved — with scientists turning to groundbreaking DNA evidence in ...

Earthquakes, looting and Nile floods obscured much of ruler Amenhotep III's temple until archaeologists embarked on a massive excavation there in 1999. (About one-eighth of the site is visible ...

Amenhotep III (a granite head from the temple complex is his best extant portrait) was succeeded by his son Akhenaten, who revolutionized Egypt's religion—temporarily. ALADIN ABDEL NABY ...

A team of scientists has revealed the face of the fabled Egyptian king Amenhotep III, known as the richest person to ever live. Using the remains of his mummy, an international team of researchers ...

The breed of this sculpted dog is also unclear. Ancient Egyptians tended to prefer energetic dog breeds, and the ones often ...

Scientists have made a monumental breakthrough in solving the century-old mystery surrounding King Tutankhamun's death. The ...

This story appears in the September 2010 issue of National Geographic magazine. Mummies capture our imaginations and our hearts. Full of secrets and magic, they were once people who lived and ...

One expert called the discovery "the second most important archeological discovery since the tomb of Tutankhamun" Maria Pasquini is the senior news editor for the human interest vertical at PEOPLE.

This truly colossal statue and its companion are all that remains of a huge mortuary temple built by the pharaoh Amenophis III (Amenhotep) in the 14th century B.C. The temple, which the pair of ...