Six ancient Egyptian coffins were sealed, and their contents were unknown to researchers and were housed at the British Museum in London. Recent utilization of advanced technology allowed them to ...

Archaeologists explore the history of Egypt extensively, aided by the collection of various mummies that carry historical significance. Clues about the past were hidden among the sarcophagus ...

Archaeologists in Saqqara make a dazzling discovery: a late period Egyptian coffin with a gilded mask. Now, to bring it to the surface, they use a pulley known as a "tambora," a technology that ...

This wooden painted coffin is for a male priest of the god Amun, the god of universal power, who was the main god at Thebes,with a temple at the Karnak complex(modern ...

A trove of ancient artifacts was revealed by Egyptian archaeologists this week and includes 150 bronze statues and 250 coffins dating back 2,500 years. The treasures were recently found at the ...

Seven institutions in Egypt will loan more than 200 works to the Hong Kong Palace Museum later this year for a blockbuster ...

Pharaoh A ruler in Ancient Egypt. Sarcophagus A large decorative stone coffin in which a dead body was placed in ancient times. Sarcophagi is the plural term. Artefact A used item from the past ...