Hidden in the desert canyons west of the Nile, the Valley of the Kings holds the tombs of King Tut and his royal relatives. In antiquity this was considered a secluded spot. Today the growing ...

Carter and his team first laid eyes on the forgotten King on Feb. 16, 1923, when they broke through the sealed door of his burial chamber. A view of the Tomb of Tutankhamun, Karnak, Luxor ...

Tutankhamun's tomb, discovered by archaeologists in the Valley of the Kings on Nov. 4, 1922, was found loaded with treasures. Some of those artifacts, like his death mask, are widely known.

Ironically, the "curse" associated with ... The tomb had been hidden by debris near the entrance to another tomb. On November 26, 1922, Carter made a small opening in the door of the tomb and ...

A relief of King Thutmose II. The finding is the largest since archeologists uncovered the tomb of Tutankhamun over a century ago. Universal Images Group via Getty Images The finding comes more ...

Tutankhamun, or King Tut as he is also known ... Down these few steps is the entrance to the tomb itself. This is the first door where Carter found the seals intact. He then removed the rubble ...

But they also spent time and treasure creating hidden underground mausoleums ... Treasures—like the golden masks found with King Tut—are dazzling, but the tombs also contained the more ...