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2,000-Year-Old Dead Sea Scrolls Go Online
by The Associated Press - 09/26/2011
JERUSALEM (AP) — Two thousand years after they were written and decades after they were found in desert caves, some of the world-famous Dead Sea Scrolls went online for the first time on Monday in a project launched by Israel's national museum and the web giant Google.
Another hobby that is legally hazardous to pursue
Walter Olson, Washington Examiner - 08/15/2011
Thomas Jefferson, John Quincy Adams and Ronald Reagan were among the many notable Americans who have enjoyed collecting ancient and historic coins.
Egyptologists plan to restore 4,500-year old boat found near pyramid, hope for tourism boost
By Associated Press - 06/23/2011
CAIRO, Egypt — Archaeologists have begun excavating a 4,500-year-old wooden boat found next to the Great Pyramid of Giza, one of Egypt’s main tourist attractions, Egypt’s top antiquities official said Thursday.
Egyptian Antiquities Chief Resigns
By KATE TAYLOR, The New York Times - 03/03/2011
Zahi Hawass, Egypt’s powerful and controversial antiquities chief, resigned on Thursday along with the prime minister, after posting on his Web site for the first time a list of dozens of sites that have been looted since the beginning of the uprising that led to the fall of President Hosni Mubarak.Reached by telephone, Mr. Hawass said he was...
Antiquities found in homes of deposed Tunisian president’s family
By Marisa Mazria Katz | The Art Newspaper - 02/16/2011
Tunis. Artefacts and antiquities from Tunisia's major museums have been found in the recently abandonned homes of deposed autocratic president Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali following the political uprising in the north African country.
Wut auf Ägyptens Indiana Jones
Von Sonja Zekri, Kairo, Süddeutsche Zeitung - 02/15/2011
Zahi Hawass ist der Nationalheld der ägyptischen Archäologie. Doch nach dem Aufstand steht der Chef der Antikenbehörde unter Druck - wegen seiner Nähe zum Mubarak-Regime und des Diebstahls von Antiquitäten.
Who Looted the Egyptian Museum?
Talking Pyramids - 02/03/2011
As you’ve probably already heard the Egyptian Museum on Tahrir square in Cairo was ransacked and some 100 items are reportedly damaged and the heads of two mummies were removed. The Museum’s gift shop was completely cleared out by thieves. The following is a look at who was responsible for the damage and looting based on reputable news...
Looters destroy mummies in Egyptian Museum
Reuters, Africa - 01/29/2011
CAIRO Jan 29 (Reuters) - Looters broke into the Egyptian Museum during anti-government protests late on Friday and destroyed two Pharaonic mummies, Egypt's top archaeologist told state television.
Antiquities: New Highs For Old Treasures
By: Shelly K. Schwartz, Special to CNBC.com - 10/18/2010
As a mergers-and-acquisitions specialist in New York City, Roy Tanfield spends most of his time with business executives and financiers. But his heart belongs to Genghis Khan. Source: artancient.comMongolian iron cap-helmet, 1300 A.D., purchased last year for $7,200.“Having worked on Wall Street for the past 30 years I’ve learned that...
Roman Bronze Parade Helmet Sells for over £2,000,000
By Peter Tennick - 10/08/2010
A ROMAN mask that was originally valued at up to £300,000 was sold for more than £2m when it went up for auction.A metal detector enthusiast unearthed the bronze Roman helmet complete with face-mask that is one of only three of its kind to be found in Britain. The artefact had been described as a "hugely important...