Egypt
A Return of the King
Amenhotep III stolen eye has arrived back in Egypt after a 36 year long journey abroad. The eye was chipped off a statue of the Pharaoh during a fire at the Luxor temple.
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Amenhotep's Eye Back To Cairo From Switzerland
Egypt State Information Service The stolen eye of Pharaonic king Amenhotep III returned to Cairo from Switzerland on Thursday 23/10/52008, accompanied by Abdel-Hamid Ma'aruf, the director general of the Egyptian antiquities registration center. The...
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More Than A Blink
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) With photograph. At Luxor Temple his innovations include building the colonnaded court, a masterpiece of balance for which credit should be given to Amenhotep's architect. In 1970, during routine excavations in the...
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Mysteries Of The Great Pyramid
Dr. Hawass says that secrets of the pyramid will be revealed in July including perhaps King Khufu's burial chamber. http://www.sis.gov.eg/En/EgyptOnline/Culture/000002/0203000000000000001151.htm...
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Is That Alexander?
A rare and attractive marble statue has been found at Alexandria which mar represent Alexander the great. http://www.sis.gov.eg/En/EgyptOnline/Culture/000002/0203000000000000001144.htm...
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Chunks Of Rameses
A tally of recent discoveries including a number of statues of Gods including Aphrodite as well as large chunks of a granite statue of Rameses II. http://www.sis.gov.eg/En/EgyptOnline/Culture/000002/0203000000000000001025.htm...
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