Egypt
Four Pharaonic era mummies have recently been seized by Egyptian police along with a coffin and statuettes from an illegal digging.
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- Stolen Coffin
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Egypt
Looting Mummies
Four Pharaonic era mummies have recently been seized by Egyptian police along with a coffin and statuettes from an illegal digging.
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iiaeI6f2SlyAUPRg-da9o2mnpAJw
- More Bad News About Looting In Egypt
The Seattle Times (Hamza Hendawi) Taking advantage of Egypt's political upheaval, thieves have gone on a treasure hunt with a spree of illegal digging, preying on the country's ancient Pharaonic heritage. Illegal digs near ancient temples and...
- In Egypt Turmoil, Thieves Hunt Pharaonic Treasures
Ahram Online Google / Associated Press Illegal digs near ancient temples and in isolated desert sites have swelled a staggering 100-fold over the past 16 months since a popular uprising toppled Hosni Mubarak's 29-year regime and security fell apart...
- Police Arrest Illegal Excavators In Luxor, Aswan
Egypt Independent Tourism and antiquities police in Upper Egypt have seized 17 artifacts while on a mission targeting illegal excavators in Luxor and Aswan. A security source said police had received a tip that illegal excavators were searching...
- Mummy For Sale For $10m
http://tinyurl.com/duxox (News24.com) "Egyptian authorities arrested the owner of a souvenir shop near the pyramids plateau after receiving a tip that he had tried to sell a mummy for $10m, said a source from the Tourism and Antiquities police on Tuesday....
- Stolen Coffin
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