Tutankhamun | A Blog About History

The lineage of King Tut

February 13th, 2013 | by Sevaan Franks

The Harvard Gazette has posted an interesting article examining the lineage of Tutankhamun. His father has been identified as being Akhenaten,

June 13th, 2011 | by Sevaan Franks

Mysterious spots found on the walls of King Tutankhamun’s tomb are due to microbes, new research has shown. “King Tutankhamen

April 19th, 2011 | by Sevaan Franks

Recently looted from the Cairo Museum during the recent uprising was one of Tutankhamun’s trumpets, found in his tomb when

March 29th, 2011 | by Sevaan Franks

There’s another attention grabbing headline for you. High resolution analysis of King Tut’s grandmother, known for her legendary beauty, has

January 4th, 2011 | by Sevaan Franks

According to Zahi Hawass, chief of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities, the tomb of King Tut’s wife, a buried pyramid,

August 13th, 2010 | by Sevaan Franks

The entire archive of material relating to the King Tutankhamnun excavation by Howard Carter in 1922 has been put online.

August 4th, 2010 | by Sevaan Franks

An investigation into the technical features of Tutankhamun’s chariots show that they were marvels of ancient engineering. “These vehicles appear

July 2nd, 2010 | by Sevaan Franks

Scientists are speculating that King Tut’s penis was stolen because they were under-developed. …new evidence suggests that Tut may have