Egypt

More on return of artefact lost since 1958

http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=588&art_id=qw1121788262265B221

A little more information about the circumstances under which a stolen alabaster artefact was returned to Egypt from the U.S. by an indivudual who obtained it from a friend.

- 30th Dynasty Sarcophagus
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=588&art_id=qw1114769521597B221 A sarcophagus has been found at Saqqara beneath a layer of sand, dating to the 30th Dynasty. Numerous ceramic amulets were found at the site, but they have not given any...

- Sarabit El-khadim Temple Open In May?
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=588&art_id=qw1110807540373B221 Zahi Hawass has announced that the 12-million Egyptian pounds project to renovate the Sarabit el-Khadim 12th Dynasty temple in southern Sinai is expected to be complete...

- Curse Of King Tut Haunts Mourning Woman
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=85&art_id=qw1108983601114B221 The curse of Tutankhamun continues to plague Egyptology, although I bet Zahi Hawass is chuckling happily at this one. Hawass is rushing to the rescue of a woman who believes...

- 3500 Year Old Mummy Found At Dashur
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=588&art_id=qw1106381163205B221 This article says that the mummy of an admininstative official was found still sealed in its coffin, and in perfect condition. It was found by Japanese excavators in...

- 7th Century Bc Tomb Uncovered In Heliopolis
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=588&art_id=qw1093437544702S000 Another waterlogged 26th Dynasty tomb has been found in the Heliopolis area of Cairo, accomapnied by over 400 "small statue figures". It was discovered during the construction...

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