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Archive for March, 2011

SCA releases final list of objects missing from the Egyptian Museum

Posted in looting, museums, SCA, tutankhamun on March 16th, 2011 2 Comments »

UPDATE 17th March 12pm: 12 of the objects missing from the Egyptian Museum recovered?; 27 objects missing from the Tell El-Faraein storehouse; Ahram Online says no new Minister of Antiquities has been chosen; a BBC eyewitness report on looting in Abydos UPDATE 30th March 10:40am: Dr. Hawass reappointed as Minister of Antiquities; 5 more objects [...]

Egypt’s Antiquities Officially Under Attack as Dr. Zahi Hawass resigns

Posted in looting, SCA on March 3rd, 2011 17 Comments »

UPDATE 3rd March 11pm: unsubstantiated, leaked list of objects missing from the Egyptian Museum in Cairo (EDITED) UPDATE 6th March 2pm: Dr. Hawass on his resignation; magazine in Tell el Fara’in robbed as Qantara East’s antiquities moved to Cairo for safekeeping; a petition urging protection of sites; a new Minister of Culture & Antiquities? UPDATE [...]