Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt

For decades, Egyptians have dreamed of bringing back some of the glories of their ancient civilization scattered across museums and private collections across the world.

The treasures unearthed prove the importance of the lost golden city of Tutankhamun, built 3,400 years ago

Archaeologists hailed on April 8the discovery of "the largest" ancient city found in Egypt, buried under sand for millenia, which experts said was one of the most important finds since unearthing Tutankhamun's tomb.

Famed Egyptologist Zahi Hawass announced the discovery of the "lost golden city", saying the site was uncovered near Luxor, home of the legendary Valley of the Kings.

Egypt displayed on Aug. 4 the gilded coffin of Tutankhamun, under restoration for the first time since the boy king's tomb was discovered in 1922.

Egypt announced that the restoration of the gilded gold-plated coffin of the famous Pharaoh Tutankhamun had begun for the first time. This is happening ahead of the expected opening of a new museum next year, the BTA quoted the Associated Press as saying.

The legendary treasure of ancient Egypt's boy pharaoh Tutankhamun, some of which is touring the world for the first time, is shrouded in richness and mystery. At least one million people are expected to flock to a "once in a generation" exhibition, titled "Tutankhamun: Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh," which opened in Paris at the weekend.

Anck-Su-Namun, the third of six known daughters of Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten and his Great Royal wife Nefertiti, was born in 1348 BC. Later, Anck-Su-Namun became the Great Royal wife of her half-brother Tutankhamun.

A remarkable ancient Egyptian tomb has been discovered in the necropolis of Draa el-Naga, near Egypt’s famous Valley of the Kings.

Hellenic Cosmos presents "Tutankhamun: A Journey to Eternity," an exhibition that takes visitors into the heart of the excavations conducted by English archaeologist Howard Carter at the Egyptian pharaoh's tomb in the 1920s. The show explores facts and fiction surrounding the legend of King Tut, with precise replicas of many of the key discoveries in the tomb and a wealth of information.

BELGRADE - Spanish archaeologists have unearthed an ancient Egyptian mummy in "very good condition" near Luxor, Egypt's antiquities ministry has announced.

Resting inside a brightly colored wooden sarcophagus, the mummy had been bound with linen stuck together with plaster.