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Egyptian archaeologists discover three tombs in Luxor
Egyptian archaeologists have discovered tombs dating back to the New Kingdom period (1550–1070 B.C.) and identified the names ...
Egypt recovers trove of smuggled ancient artifacts from the US, officials say
Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced this week it had successfully recovered a rare trove of smuggled ...
U.S. returns trove of rare smuggled artifacts to Egypt, officials say
The collection includes sarcophagus lids, a Greco-Roman portrait and fragments of what is believed to be a temple of Queen Hatshepsut.
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‘Why all the broken noses?’: Cummer exhibit features intentionally damaged Egyptian artifacts
The curator of the Brooklyn Museum, which has more than 1,200 items in its collection of Egyptian art, told Holly Keris, curator of the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, “We are often asked ...
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700,000 years of Egyptian history finds enormous new home
It is among the 100,000 artifacts that have been brought from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square ... The galleries are lined with state-of-the-art cases with historic statues offering glimpses ...
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New Harvard Art Museums Initiative Lets Students Touch Ancient Artifacts
Harvard Art Museums opened their doors Friday for a hands-on display of ancient Egyptian artifacts, the first in a series of “First/Hand Fridays” that allows Harvard students to touch items in ...
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The 10 Museums With the Largest Ancient Egyptian Collections
The Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt contains the largest collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts in the world. The ...
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Excavation in Egyptian necropolis uncovers 63 ancient tombs and a trove of gold artifacts
The artifacts could provide further insight into ... a professor of art history and director of the Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology at the University of Memphis in Tennessee, via ...