It is a mask for a rich ancient Egyptian. This mask was put on top of a mummy's bandages to protect the head. This is a blue glazed shabti figure of a pharaoh called Sety I. A shabti is a little ...

Scientists studied the scents of ancient Egyptian mummies, revealing embalming materials and conservation effects.

Welcome to This Day in History for February 16th!One of the most impactful events on February 16th occurred in 1923, when the ...

Ever since British archaeologist Howard Carter first peered into the tomb of ancient Egyptian ... gold funerary mask may have been intended for someone else but the pharaoh's untimely death ...