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Egypt: World’s first international conference on repatriation of antiquities
Egypt will host an international conference next March for countries seeking the return of ancient indigenous treasures being kept in foreign museums. The secretary-general of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities, Zahi Hawass, said the conference would be a world first. ”We expect around 12 countries to participate, possibly several more,” Dr Hawass said. ”There is a moral... »
Egypt to restore three Pharaonic antiquities from Spain
Image via Wikipedia A delegation from Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) will head to Spain to bring back three Pharaonic antiquities. The pieces, a head sculpture of an unknown man, a granite bust of a nobleman and a tomb wall fragment depicting two women, belong to the “New Kingdom” era, which began with the... »
