Those with a passion for the ancient Egyptian civilization can now indulge their craving by logging on to the richness of antiquity pieces of the Egyptian Museum in Turin, Italy, that is truly a rarity, if they click on www.eternalegypt.org, the deputy director of the Cairo-based Centre for Documentation of Cultural and Natural Heritage (CULTNAT) has said.

CULTNAT, an affiliate of Bibliotheca Alexandrina, and Egyptian Museum in Turin signed Thursday a cooperation agreement to that effect, Eglal Bahgat said in statements.

Under the agreement, Egypt will be posting a collection of antiquities, on display at the Egyptian Museum in Turin, "Eternal Egypt" website, Bahgat said...

Rare Egyptian antiquities now on-line, Egypt State Information Service, Egypt, September 15, 2006.

Circus showman P.T. Barnum wasn't fooling. The Egyptian mummy in his museum is for real. A pair of imaging experts who specialize in mummies have confirmed that the mummy — Pa-Ib — was a real person.

Barnum's second wife had donated the mummy to the museum in 1892. The mummy is supposedly that of an Egyptian priest who lived more than 2,500 years ago.

The experts from Quinnipiac University, Jerry Conlogue and Ron Beckett, confirmed that the mummy was that of someone 18 years or older. But its gender and whether it truly is the Egyptian priest is still a mystery.

"It's never been scientifically researched, how old was he when he died, is it male or female? We're ecstatic to be here," Beckett said.

Beckett and Conlogue, who also host National Geographic's "Mummy Road Show," have investigated more than 500 mummies around the world. The experts hope to answer many of the lingering questions of Pa-Ib during their one-month research...

P.T. Barnum was right about his mummy, AP via MSNBC, USA, September 15, 2006.