A toxic fungus determined to be behind the "curse" of Tutankhamun’s tomb can help fight cancer, scientists believe. The deadly mould, Aspergillus flavus, often grows in long-sealed tombs and can ...

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On 4 November 1922, George Herbert, the 5th Earl of Carnarvon, and British archaeologist Howard Carter discovered the untouched tomb of the 19-year-old pharaoh in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings. The ...

In Loving Memory of George Morris With heavy hearts, we share the passing of George Herbert Morris III, who peacefully left this world at his home, surrounded by his family in Longmont, Colorado ...

Just months after the opening of the tomb, Carter's benefactor George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, the earl of Carnarvon, died suddenly, according to National Geographic.

Born Henry George Reginald Molyneux Herbert in 1924, the 7th Earl of Carnarvon’s grandfather, George Herbert, discovered the tomb of Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun alongside the archaeologist Howard ...

The Hon. Edward Herbert served as ceremonial godfather of the Viking Hathor; his great-great-grandfather, the 5th Earl of Carnarvon, was Howard Carter’s benefactor and co-explorer, whose ...

The Hon. Edward Herbert names the Viking Hathor during a ceremony in Luxor, Egypt on November 5, 2024. Edward’s great-great-grandfather, the 5th Earl of Carnarvon, was Howard Carter’s ...

Edward Herbert, who named the Viking Hathor, is the great-great-grandson of the 5th Earl of Carnarvon, who financed the expedition that discovered the tomb of King Tut in Luxor in 1922.