His Egyptian keepsakes were, in fact, mummies. But Cox—a lawyer, journalist and author who served 16 terms as a member of Congress for Ohio and, later, New York—was no pillager of pyramids.

The next day, we went to Giza to see the pyramids as well as the Sphinx. It was so surreal to be in the vicinity of both of ...

And although it costs an additional 100 Egyptian pounds (or $11) to enter, the Mummy Room should be high ... You'll also find several vendors selling souvenirs outside the museum.

Travelers visiting Egypt have long marveled ... which locals raided for mummies to use as fertilizer and tourists ransacked for souvenirs. Looters carted off not only mummified people but also ...

These reports inspired a Hollywood film, The Mummy in 1932. Image caption, In the U.S the name Tutankhamun was shortened to King Tut and inspired Egyptian-themed music and dances. There were two ...

Things to do: Explore the exhibits, especially the Egyptian mummy and the Rajasthan gallery ... Bapu Bazaar: Famous for textiles, handicrafts, and souvenirs like mojaris (traditional shoes ...

(CAIRO) — Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced this week it had successfully recovered a rare trove of ...

Researchers discovered that a 1746 Austrian mummy was embalmed with wood chips and zinc chloride, preserving internal tissues ...