Archaeologists in Egypt Uncover a Well-Preserved Mummy Wearing Gold and Blue Sky God Mask Archaeologists in Egypt unearthed an ancient sarcophagus that contained a well-preserved mummy wrapped in ...

Throughout history, the eccentricities of the aristocracy have been a source of intrigue and bemusement. There are plenty of stories of this ilk in Scotland, but few capture my imagination quite ...

The chamber holds a stone coffin engraved with the physician’s name and titles, which include "director of medicinal plants" ...

British archaeologist Howard Carter and his team of excavators opened the doors to the sarcophagus of the ruler itself.

On this day, 101 years ago, archeologists unveiled the ancient Egyptian ruler King Tutankhamun after his sarcophagus was discovered in a well-hidden tomb that had been preserved for over 3,000 ...

From these elaborate decorations on the sarcophagus, the team from the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities found that the remains belong to the royal doctor from the old state of Saqarra ...

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 ...

See some of the significant pieces below. A team of archaeologists may have unearthed a sarcophagus containing the remains of Saint Nicholas, whose spirit of generosity is still celebrated in the ...

Inscriptions on the sarcophagus and art in the tomb showed the person buried there was once a powerful physician to the king. Screengrab from Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities Facebook page ...