The kitchen-sized Institut de Papyrologie at Paris’ ancient Sorbonne University is one of the oddities of modern science. In an era of high-budget research, the institute operates with a few dollars’ ...

It is the first Roman-style mummy found in Bahariya Oasis some 186 miles southwest of Cairo, said archaeologist Mahmoud Afifi, who led the dig. The find was part of a cemetery dating back to the Greco ...

More than 2,000 years ago, the Egyptians laid an upper-class woman named Tasheriankh inside her wooden coffin, launching her into the afterlife loaded with ancient bling. A golden mask fits snugly ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. A76999 is presumed to be the number ...