Egypt
- Two New Tombs Discovered In Saqqara
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El Aref) With photo. Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni has announced the discovery of two of the most important tombs ever found at Saqqara. The tombs dating from the Old Kingdom, which are in a part of the necropolis to the west...
- Egypt - The Scale Of The Returns
Safe Corner (David Gill) David Gill has highlighted the recent Al Ahram article by Nevine El-Aref on the Safe Corner blog, (the online community of the non-profit organization SAFE/Saving Antiquities for Everyone), and has added a very useful pie chart...
- Stolen Egyptian Artefacts Handed Over To Consulate
The New York Sun (Bradley Hope) A stolen4,500-year-old Egyptian relic that was to be included in a Christie's auction last year was returned to the consulate yesterday and will soon head to Egypt, officials said. The duck-shaped, alabaster vessel...
- Animal Tombs In The Valley Of Kings
In 1906 archaeologist Edward Ayrton discovered and excavated three tombs in Egypt's "Valley of the Kings". When he entered tomb KV50 he found a hot low ceiling shaft tomb with one chamber and two occupants facing off with each other, a mummified yellow...
- Stolen Fifth Dynasty Reliefs Found
Two reliefs stolen in 1986 from the Saqqara tomb of Hetepka the royal hairdresser have been discovered by police. The relief pictured contains the cartouches of the fifth dynasty kings Sahura and Neferirkare the kings which Hetepka served under while...
Egypt
More re the repatriated ducks
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2007/838/eg9.htm
"Hawass took procedures to check on the ducks. Careful checking of the ducks against Arnold's excavation notes and the information recorded in the Saqqara magazine registers confirmed the identification of those as Christie's and Wace ducks. An inventory of the Saqqara magazines showed that they were indeed missing, along with a number of other items.
When apprised of the situation, Christie's immediately removed the first duck from auction list and turned it over to the United States Department of Homeland Security. It will be returned to Egypt next week."
When apprised of the situation, Christie's immediately removed the first duck from auction list and turned it over to the United States Department of Homeland Security. It will be returned to Egypt next week."
A nice photo of one of the ducks is also shown on the above page.
- Two New Tombs Discovered In Saqqara
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El Aref) With photo. Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni has announced the discovery of two of the most important tombs ever found at Saqqara. The tombs dating from the Old Kingdom, which are in a part of the necropolis to the west...
- Egypt - The Scale Of The Returns
Safe Corner (David Gill) David Gill has highlighted the recent Al Ahram article by Nevine El-Aref on the Safe Corner blog, (the online community of the non-profit organization SAFE/Saving Antiquities for Everyone), and has added a very useful pie chart...
- Stolen Egyptian Artefacts Handed Over To Consulate
The New York Sun (Bradley Hope) A stolen4,500-year-old Egyptian relic that was to be included in a Christie's auction last year was returned to the consulate yesterday and will soon head to Egypt, officials said. The duck-shaped, alabaster vessel...
- Animal Tombs In The Valley Of Kings
In 1906 archaeologist Edward Ayrton discovered and excavated three tombs in Egypt's "Valley of the Kings". When he entered tomb KV50 he found a hot low ceiling shaft tomb with one chamber and two occupants facing off with each other, a mummified yellow...
- Stolen Fifth Dynasty Reliefs Found
Two reliefs stolen in 1986 from the Saqqara tomb of Hetepka the royal hairdresser have been discovered by police. The relief pictured contains the cartouches of the fifth dynasty kings Sahura and Neferirkare the kings which Hetepka served under while...