Archaeologists in Saqqara make a dazzling discovery: a late period Egyptian coffin with a gilded mask. Now, to bring it to the surface, they use a pulley known as a "tambora," a technology that ...

Victoria Reed, senior curator of provenance at the Museum of Fine Arts, can spend months chasing down old files about a contested artwork, visiting libraries, translating documents, and poring ...

While the imagery bears a striking resemblance to the cartoon character, experts believe it depicts the woman buried in the coffin as she traveled to the afterlife. The Egyptian coffin contained ...