Antiquities Committee
Egypt

Antiquities Committee


The Supreme council of antiquities is forming a committee to inspect artifacts owned by Egyptians in respect to the recently passed Egyptian law on Egyptian ownership of antiquities which requires Egyptians to submit their antiquities (anything over 100 years old) for inspection within six months.




- New Law, New Effects
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) Two months after the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) launched a new administration to document all the antiquities held in private possession, what are the results? Under the new Antiquities Law 3/2010, passed in...

- No Violation In Transferring Tutankhamun Mummy
Egypt State Information Service Dr. Zahi Hawwas, Secretary-General of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities said on 5/12/2007 that there is no violation in the transferring process to King Tut mummy which was done last November, adding that the process...

- Sca To Retrieve Missing Antiquities
http://www.algomhuria.net.eg/gazette/2/ "The Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) is taking legal steps to retrieve some antiquities, which, according to the Internet, are to be sold at auction halls. SCA Secretary-General Zahi Hawass stated that 13 Web...

- Antiquities Laws Tightened
The Egyptian parliament has given in to most of the Culture ministries suggestions in tightening the antiquities laws to get rid of loop holes. Last week both the minister of culture as well as the vice minister threatened to resign if the proposed loosening...

- Antiquities Protection In Egypt
This is an article on the redrafting of Egyptian law to protect it's heritage and to curb ownership of antiquities by Egyptians some of whom may inherit antiquities that need to be reported to the Supreme council of antiquities. Mostly though the...



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