Ancient CivilizationsKing Tut’s mutilation and beheading revealed amid legends of the Pharaoh’s Curse Posted on December 3, 2025 by Administrator It’s been 100 years since King Tutankhamun was unearthed in Egypt, and now a researcher has revealed little known details about the gruesome excavation. British archaeologist Howard Carter and a team of Egyptian excavators discovered the famous tomb in the Valley of the Kings, but had to behead and mutilate the mummy to remove it from the coffin.