ASHEVILLE - Biltmore Estate will commemorate its 130th anniversary with a historic event exploring ancient Egypt, seasonal programming and the unveiling of renovations at The Inn on Biltmore Estate.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." On February 16, 1923, Howard Carter, guided by the flickering light of oil lamps, ventured into the ...

Among King Tut’s treasures was a dagger unlike anything else in ancient Egypt. Scientific analysis revealed it was made from ...

In a BBC archive clip, archaeologist Howard Carter describes the moment on 12 February 1924 when he and his team became the ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Treasures from the tomb of boy-king Tutankhamun will go on show in London from Saturday as part of what organisers say will be their last world tour before they return to Egypt for ...

As a teenager, Eid Mertah would pore over books about King Tutankhamun, tracing hieroglyphs and dreaming of holding the boy pharaoh's golden mask in his hands. Years later, the Egyptian conservator ...

The long anticipated opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), originally slated for July, is finally going ahead this weekend. The $1 billion, 120-acre complex just outside Cairo promises to take ...

Beginning Thursday, The Los Angeles County Museum of Art will be the first stop of a multi-city tour for the exhibition Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharoahs. The exhibition includes 130 ...

This story is a collaboration with Biography.com. On February 16, 1923, Howard Carter, guided by the flickering light of oil lamps, ventured into the depths of a long-hidden subterranean burial site ...