100-year-old folklore and pop culture have perpetuated the myth that opening a mummy's tomb leads to certain death. Movie mummies are known for two things: fabulous riches and a nasty curse that ...

Why did Hatshepsut have her husband buried to the west of the Valley of the Kings, while she was buried in the valley itself?

The unearthing of the long-lost tomb of ancient Egyptian King Thutmose II is being described as one of the most important archaeological discoveries in recent years. Thutmose II's mummy was ...

And because this tomb was flooded shortly after Thutmose II's burial, his mummy and the majority of his grave goods were removed by ancient officials and placed elsewhere — but their ultimate ...