Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered a series of tombs dating from about 1,800 to 4,800 years ago, some of which contain colorful mummy masks and even the childlike statue of the god of silence, ...

ST. LOUIS -- The Saint Louis Art Museum will keep a 3,200-year-old mummy mask unless it gets more proof it belongs to Egypt. The museum won't meet a Monday deadline set by Egyptian antiquities ...

In an excerpt from his new book Dinner with King Tut, Sam Kean explores a weird and wild '90s experiment to replicate ancient ...

ST. LOUIS -- Federal prosecutors have filed motions to seize an Egyptian mummy mask they believe was taken from Egypt illegally before it was bought by the St. Louis Art Museum. The civil forfeiture ...

The cartonnage surrounding Pa-Sheri had also been badly damaged [BBC] A 2,300-year-old Egyptian mummy has been taken to Lincoln for restoration work. During the 19th Century the mummified man, known ...

EGYPT -- Egyptian scientists have digitally unwrapped the mummified remains of the pharaoh Amenhotep I, revealing tantalizing details about the life and death of the Egyptian king for the first time ...

ST. LOUIS — A St. Louis museum can keep hold of a 3,200-year-old mummy's mask, a federal judge has ruled, saying the U.S. government failed to prove that the Egyptian relic was ever stolen.

Over a century ago, an ancient Egyptian mummy adorned with a golden mask, having slept for 3,000 years, was unearthed, sparking a global "Egyptomania". This wave of fascination not only swept through ...

They are among the most popular exhibits in museums worldwide, with a name so resonant, blockbuster films have been built on it. But some museums in Britain are now using words other than "mummy" to ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. The mummy mask of Ka-nefer-nefer stands in the Egyptian display at the St. Louis Art Museum on Feb. 15, 2011. Photo by Christian ...

ST. LOUIS — The Saint Louis Art Museum will keep a 3,200-year-old mummy mask unless it gets more proof that it belongs to Egypt. The museum won't meet a Monday deadline set by Egyptian antiquities ...