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

The iconic tomb — located in the Valley of the Kings near Luxor, Egypt — is one of the most poorly preserved in the area Flash flooding as well as fault lines have contributed to the degradation of ...

These ancient tombs aren’t all they’re cracked up to be. The tomb of Tutankhamun in Egypt is plagued with cracks, water damage and fungi, sparking fears that “disaster could strike at any moment” for ...

Tutankhamun is buried in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt KING Tutankhamun’s tomb is on the brink of collapse and could crumble down in a devastating disaster, archaeologists have warned. The ...

Flash flooding in the Valley of the Kings has caused damage to the fragile rock beneath and above the archeological site. Burial chamber in the tomb of Tutankhamen, near Luxor, Egypt. Photo: Universal ...

The tomb of King Tutankhamun — better known as King Tut — is at risk of being destroyed, but one researcher is working to save it. A 2025 study published in the peer-reviewed scientific journal NPJ ...

Maynard Owen Williams was National Geographic's first foreign correspondent, and in 1923 he was on hand for an event the entire world was eagerly anticipating—the opening of King Tut's burial chamber.

The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities denied reports from foreign websites claiming that King Tutankhamun’s tomb on the West Bank of Luxor is at risk of collapse due to cracks in its walls ...