The sarcophagus for many people has become synonymous with ancient burial rituals. The coffins were usually reserved for esteemed leaders and wealthy individuals, giving scientists much to learn with ...

CAIRO (AP) — An ancient wooden sarcophagus that was featured at the Houston Museum of Natural Science was returned to Egypt after U.S. authorities determined it was looted years ago, Egyptian ...

CAIRO (AP) — An ancient wooden sarcophagus that was featured at the Houston Museum of Natural Sciences was returned to Egypt after U.S. authorities determined it was looted years ago, Egyptian ...

LUXOR, Egypt (Reuters) - Egyptian authorities on Saturday unveiled a well-preserved mummy of a woman inside a previously unopened coffin in Luxor in southern Egypt dating back to more than 3,000 years ...

SAQQARA, Egypt — Egypt on Thursday unveiled dozens of new archaeological discoveries, including two ancient tombs, at a Pharaonic necropolis just outside of the capital Cairo. The artifacts, unearthed ...

Police have launched an investigation into the theft of a pharaoh's gold bracelet from the restoration laboratory at Cairo's ...

Many rare discoveries have been made across the globe over the course of the year 2024. The public was able to view some religious relics that highlighted historical moments, giving people a better ...

I’M grasping the rope so tightly that I almost forget to listen to hot air balloon pilot Mahmoud as he recalls the story of Egypt’s temple of Hatshepsut, which is growing bigger as we approach. It ...

Throughout its unprecedented 35-season run, The Simpsons seemingly predicted myriad dubious historical events years before they happened. But the discovery of an ancient Egyptian sarcophagus found ...

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"In the center we see Dionysus, the god of wine, and around him a lively retinue of a host of mythological characters such as Maenads (female followers of Dionysus), satyrs, Hermes, Pan, lions and ...