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Man Who Tried to Smuggle 600 Looted Ancient Egyptian Artifacts in Three Checked Suitcases Is Going to Prison

Ashraf Omar Eldarir failed to declare the stolen goods when he entered the United States through New York's John F. Kennedy ...

Egypt retrieves submerged ancient artifacts from Alexandria

Ancient artifacts from a more than 2000-year-old city were lifted from the sea off the coast of Alexandria in Egypt, ...
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Excavations in Egypt unearth trove of ancient artifacts from its final dynasties

Excavations of dozens of tombs in the Nile Delta have unearthed a trove of ancient Egyptian artifacts, some going back nearly 2,500 years. The artifacts include bronze coins, pottery, gold pieces, ...
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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 artifacts from the United States, concluding a three-year diplomatic effort ...
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Meet ‘Egypt’s Sherlock Holmes,’ the Chemist Who Saved King Tut’s Treasures

How did chemist Alfred Lucas, dubbed "Egypt's Sherlock Holmes," save the fragile treasures recovered from King Tut's tomb?

Man tried to smuggle hundreds of ancient artifacts through JFK Airport, court records say

Ashraf Omar Eldarir was sentenced to six months in prison for smuggling antiquities. The case comes amid upheaval in the art ...

Hunt on for pharaoh's missing 3,000-year-old gold bracelet

Egypt's border crossings were on high alert Wednesday as authorities searched for the 3,000-year-old artifact, which belonged ...