King Tutankhamun's tomb was discovered in 1922, filled with a collection of thousands of priceless artifacts — some of which experts now believe were previously overlooked.

Since the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt over 100 years ago, the contents have been examined countless times. But new details continue to surprise archaeologists.

On Nov. 26, 1922, the world of archeology scored the motherlode with the finding of King Tutankhamun’s tomb in Egypt. Archaeologist Howard Carter beat the odds and discovered the mostly-untou… ...

Huts of craftsmen working on the tomb of King Ramses VI nearly 200 years after Tut’s death were built over the stairway leading down to Tutankhamun’s nearby, far smaller tomb. Limestone chips ...

In perhaps the most famous and enduring archaeological discovery in modern times, the unearthing of the tomb of King Tutankhamun, an otherwise obscure Egyptian pharaoh, in November 1922 captured ...

Despite discovering King Tutankhamun’s tomb in late 1922, it took several months for archaeologists to work their way through and catalogue the contents within the outer chambers.

The golden sarcophagus of the 18th dynasty Pharaoh Tutankhamun, displayed in his burial chamber in his underground tomb in the Valley of the Kings. Photo: Mohamed El-Shahed/AFP via Getty Images.

Humans Tutankhamun was only a D-list pharaoh. So why was his tomb so opulent? He was a minor king, yet Tutankhamun’s tomb might have been the most richly stocked of all in ancient Egypt.

It was Jan. 3, 1924, over a year after Tutankhamun's tomb was found, that British archaeologist Howard Carter and his team of excavators at last found the sarcophagus of the ruler itself.

The opening of Tutankhamun’s tomb 100 years on. This month marks a century since Tutankhamun’s tomb was opened for the first time in three millennia. Newsletter sign up Newsletter; ...

Tutankhamun's tomb was discovered by a historian called Howard Carter in a dig which began on 4 November, 1922 inside a valley in Egypt called the Valley of the Kings.