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, ...

Museum Director Brent Benjamin said this morning the museum won't meet a May 15 deadline set by Egyptian antiquities authorities to return the mask. The Supreme Council of Antiquities in Egypt claims ...

Egypt recovered 36 ancient artifacts from the United States that had been smuggled out of the country, authorities announced ...

Florida might seem about as far from modern-day Egypt as possible - and just a few thousand years from the end of the sprawling Ancient Egyptian Empire.

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 ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. NEW YORK • Egypt's antiquities chief, speaking at a preview of a King Tut exhibition, renewed his attacks on museums he claims ...

Ancient Egyptian notes written on shards of stone or broken pieces of pottery are to go on display in a new exhibition, giving insights into the lives of everyday people. Made In Egypt will open at ...

There was no masking the fun these kids were having at Fairfield Museum and History Center in one of the programs offered Wednesday by the museum for the week-long February school vacation. The "Mad ...

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ST. LOUIS (AP) - The St. Louis Art Museum is going to court to try to keep a 3,200-year-old mummy mask that Egypt wants returned, claiming it was stolen nearly two decades ago. The museum filed a ...