The exhibition features recreations of the tomb's antechamber, burial chamber and treasury. (Exhibition Hub)

See 1,000 Perfect Replicas of Objects Unearthed From King Tut's Tomb

A traveling exhibition on view in Washington, D.C. blends education and entertainment, letting visitors get up close and personal with the ancient Egyptian pharaoh's treasures

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This Ancient Building May Have Served as a Rest Stop for an Egyptian Pharaoh's Army

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Celebrate Cellphones, Birds and Old Jazz Favorites at the National Museum of Natural History this May and June

Meet Shanidar Z, a Neanderthal Woman Who Walked the Earth 75,000 Years Ago

University Students in Hawaii Use Cutting-Edge Technology to Digitally Restore Historic Buildings Damaged by Maui Wildfires

Scientists Discover 27,500 Asteroids in Old Telescope Images Using A.I.

Spain's Prado Museum Will Showcase a Lost Caravaggio That Nearly Sold for Under $2,000

On this day in 1970, Yuichiro Miura stood at an altitude of more than 26,000 feet on Mount Everest—and then skied down.

Learn more about Miura and how he became a legend in the realm of extreme skiing.

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