Guards, guns secure Egypt's ancient treasures again

2011-04-18T12:32:01Z

CAIRO (Reuters Life!) - Security has been tightened around Egypt's antiquities trove, the target of looters during mass protests, the country's top archaeologist said on Monday, adding he would now resume a quest to repatriate prized items.

Several Pharaonic-era treasures went missing when looters broke into the

Egypt says major pieces looted from famed museum

2011-02-13T14:30:13Z

Looters who raided Egypt's famed museum during the unrest that toppled Hosni Mubarak hauled off a trove of ancient treasures, including a statue of King Tutankhamun, officials said on Sunday.

The plundered artefacts include a gilded wooden statue showing the boy pharaoh being carried by a goddess and parts of another sta...

Troops replace tourists at Egyptian Museum

2011-02-05T09:30:10Z

The Abrams tank points its gun barrel at the crowd of protesters raging against the regime on Cairo's Tahrir Square. Behind it lies the world-famous Egyptian Museum.

After a break-in late last month left a number of glass cabinets smashed and 70 precious objects damaged, including two mummies, a significant...

"Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs"

2010-11-29T15:00:45Z

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New York's Met museum to return King Tut relics

2010-11-10T08:30:31Z

The museum agreed to recognise Egypt's right to 19 relics in its possession since early last century, the Met and the Supreme Council of Antiquities of Egypt said in a joint statement.

The artefacts include a bronze figurine of a dog with a golden collar and a sphinx, part of a bracelet made of semi-precious lapis lazuli.

"Thanks to the generosity and ethical behaviour of the Met, these 19 objects from the tomb of Egypt's right to 19 relics in its possession since early last century, the council said in a statement.

The artefacts, which include a bronze figurine of a dog with a golden collar and a sphinx, part of a bracelet made of semi-precious lapis lazuli, will be returned next year and go on display in 2012, antiquities chief Zahi Hawass said.

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New York museum to return Tutankhamun relics: Egypt

2010-11-10T04:00:31Z

The museum agreed to recognise Egypt's right to 19 relics in its possession since early last century, the council said in a statement.

The artifacts, which include a bronze figurine of a dog with a golden collar and a sphinx, part of a bracelet made of semi-precious lapis lazuli, will be returned next year and go on display in 2012, antiquities chief Zahi Hawass said.

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2010-11-29T16:04:49Z

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2010-11-29T15:01:19Z

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2010-11-29T15:03:11Z

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Museum exhibitions: King Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs

2010-11-04T15:04:43Z

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King Tutankhamun in popular culture

2010-11-04T14:48:00Z

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The most famous ancient Egyptian tombs

2010-11-04T14:48:26Z

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The discovery of the Tomb of Tutankhamun

2010-11-04T14:48:08Z

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The history of Egyptian mummification

2010-11-04T14:48:26Z

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The New Tutmania: Considering The Half-Life Of An Afterlife

2010-11-02T12:27:48Z

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What Are Egyptian Death Masks Made Of?

2010-09-24T05:00:45Z

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Howard Carter ? The Discoverer of Tutankhamen

2010-10-14T12:25:52Z

Howard Carter is famous for his discovery of Tutankhamen and as a great English icon I thought it would be of interest to write his history. Howard Carter was born at 10, Rich Terrace in Kensington, London on May 9th 1874. His father, Samuel John Carter, was an artist who specialized in animal paintings. Howard Carter's youth was spent in Swaffham in Norfolk where he also received a relatively modest private education.

Young Carter's talent for drawing and his interest in Egyptian anti...

The Curse of King Tut’s Tomb

2010-09-11T02:05:56Z

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King Tut's chariot on view at NY exhibition

2010-08-03T17:30:57Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - A royal chariot thought to have been used by Egypt's boy king, Tutankhamun, who died in around 1324 B.C. was unveiled in New York on Tuesday -- the first time it has been seen outside of Egypt.

The chariot was one of several found by arche...

King Tut's chariot heads to New York

2010-07-26T06:15:27Z

A chariot belonging to King Tutankhamun that may provide clues to the boy king's final moments, will leave Egypt for the first time to go on display in New York, the culture minister said on Monday.

The chariot, which will arrive in New York on Wednesday, will be part of the Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs exhibit i...

Behind the mummy: the real King Tutankhamun

2010-10-27T09:10:54Z

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See more than 130 artifacts from King Tut's life

2010-10-27T07:05:02Z

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Egyptian official chides museums over antiquities

2010-04-22T07:00:11Z

Egypt antiquities chief renews fight to get nation's artifacts out of foreign museums

Egypt's antiquities chief, speaking at a preview of a King Tut exhibition, renewed his attacks on museums he claims have refused to return artifacts that rightfully belong in Egypt.

Zahi Hawass, secretary general of ...

King Tut returns to NY for last leg of U.S. exhibit

2010-04-21T12:15:29Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - More than 30 years after King Tut's last visit to New York, the golden boy is back.

"Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs," which opens Friday and runs to January 2, contains more than 130 rare artifacts, twice the number of treasures shown in the 1970s exhibit.

It...

King Tut's dad's toe returned to Egypt

2010-04-16T13:00:44Z

A toe belonging to the father of famed boy pharaoh Tutankhamun has been returned to Egypt nearly a century after it was stolen, the Supreme Council of Antiquities said on Wednesday.

The toe of King Akhenaton, which was stolen in 1907 during an examination of the pharaoh's bones, was returned during a signing ceremony for an agreement with Reuters) - Egyptian archaeologists have discovered two red granite statues in Luxor, one of Tutankhamun's grandfather Amenhotep III who reigned about 3,350 years ago, Egypt's antiquities chief said Tuesday.

The second statue was of the ancient Egyptian god of wisdo...

BOOK REVIEW: Tutankhamun--The Story Of Egyptology's Greatest Discovery

2010-10-27T08:17:20Z

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Statue head of King Tut's grandfather found in Luxor

2010-02-28T03:15:35Z

Egyptian archaeologists have unearthed a colossal statue head of the pharaoh whom DNA tests revealed last week was King Tutankhamun's grandfather, the government said on Sunday.

The red granite head of King Amenhotep III, part of a larger 3,000 year-old statue, was discovered at the site of the pharaoh's funerary temple in Luxor, Egypt'...

Tut's ills won't kill fascination, historians say

2010-06-11T21:24:41Z

It turns out Egypt's beloved boy-king wasn't so golden after all — or much of a wild and crazy guy, for that matter.

But will research showing King Tut was actually a hobbled, weak teen with a cleft palate and club foot kill enthusiasm for a mummy that has fascinated the world for nearly a century?

Not likely, historians say, even though the revelations hardly f...

King Tut's Mom and Dad ID'ed

2010-10-27T07:18:00Z

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A frail King Tut died from malaria, broken leg

2010-06-11T21:24:48Z

Egypt's most famous pharaoh, King Tutankhamun, was a frail boy who suffered from a cleft palate and club foot. He died of complications from a broken leg exacerbated by malaria and his parents were most likely brother and sister.

Two years of DNA testing and CT scans on Tut's 3,300-year-old mummy and 15 others are helping end many of the myths surrounding the boy king. While a ...

Ancient secrets

2010-11-03T08:51:30Z

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Tests show King Tut died from malaria, study says

2010-06-11T21:24:44Z

CHICAGO (Reuters) - King Tutankhamen, the teen-aged pharaoh whose Egyptian tomb yielded dazzling treasures, limped around on tender bones and a club foot and probably died from malaria, researchers said on Tuesday.

There has been speculation about the fate of the boy king, who died sometime around 1324 BC pro...

King Tut has DNA test, killed by malaria

2010-11-03T08:49:51Z

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Frail boy-king Tut died from malaria, broken leg

2010-06-11T21:24:44Z

Egypt's famed King Tutankhamun suffered from a cleft palate and club foot, likely forcing him to walk with a cane, and died from complications from a broken leg exacerbated by malaria, according to the most extensive study ever of his more than 3,300-year-old mummy.

The findings were from two years of DNA testing and CT scans on 16 mummies, including those of Tutankhamun and hi...

Egypt to soon announce King Tut DNA test results

2010-04-16T07:15:04Z

Egypt to announce results of DNA tests on King Tutankhamun on Feb. 13

Egypt will soon reveal the results of DNA tests made on the world's most famous ancient king, the young Pharaoh Tutankhamun, to answer lingering mysteries over his lineage, the antiquities department said Sunday.

Speaking at a conference, archaeology chief Egypt and Getty institute to embark on 5-year renovation of King Tut's tomb

Egypt's famous Tomb of Tutankhamun will undergo a five-year project to clean and restore the lavish wall paintings in the underground chambers of the boy king whose golden mask and artifacts have long awed the world.

The project to restore the country's most famous tomb is the la...

Are There More

2010-10-22T11:24:30Z

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A Mystery Fit For A Pharaoh

2010-10-26T21:33:43Z

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King Tut: The Pharaoh Returns!

2010-10-26T20:37:39Z

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Howard Carter

2010-10-22T11:06:54Z

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TUTANKHAMUN AND THE GOLDEN AGE OF THE PHARAOHS

2010-10-22T10:57:16Z

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Saving the Boy King

2010-10-22T10:50:06Z

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Akhenaten and Tutankhamun Revolution and Restoration

2010-10-22T08:59:11Z

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Tut Uncommon

2010-11-02T13:35:06Z

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Egypt unveils pharaonic embalming bed

2010-04-16T15:58:32Z

Egyptian antiquities authorities on Thursday revealed an ancient pharaonic embalming bed unearthed from a mysterious tomb near Luxor used to prepare bodies for mummification more than 3,000 years ago.

The wooden bed was painstakingly restored after being discovered in pieces in the KV-63 tomb in southern Egypt's famous Valley of the K...

World history comes to Atlanta

2010-10-23T19:00:58Z

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Foetuses found in King Tutankhamun's tomb 'were his twin daughters', says expert

2010-10-21T10:22:15Z

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Tutankhamun fetuses to get paternity test

2010-10-21T10:10:33Z

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CSI: Egypt

2010-10-25T20:50:55Z

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Attractions: Funky Tut

2010-09-11T00:41:49Z

Mystery and misinformation have long surrounded the life and death of King Tutankhamun. For instance, he was not born in Arizona . Nor did he at any time during his life move to Babylonia . Doubt it? See for yourself at archaeologist Howard Carter ? Not so much. The meddling Carter unearthed the tomb in 1922, bringing to the surface a wealth of ancient artifacts and a potent...

Penn Exhibit Explores Tut's Birthplace

2010-09-10T18:52:10Z

One king's reign heralded revolution. The other's brought restoration. And after a later ruler set out to erase the pair from history, both were forgotten for more than 3,000 years.

The beginning of the now-famous story of King Tut and the revolutionary pharaoh who was his probable father will be on display in "Amarna: Ancient Egypt's Place in the Sun," now...

Grandmother of all shows

2010-10-16T08:06:51Z

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Egypt puts King Tut on public display

2010-09-10T09:56:53Z

Egypt Unveils King Tut's Face to Public, 85 Years After Discovery of Boy King's Tomb

King Tut's buck-toothed face was unveiled Sunday for the first time in public — more than 3,000 years after the youngest and most famous pharaoh to rule ancient Egypt was shrouded in linen and buried in his golden undergrou...

King Tut face unveiled for first time

2010-09-10T09:49:49Z

Egypt Unveils King Tut's Face to Public, 85 Years After Discovery of Boy King's Tomb

Anubis, god of dead, floats down Thames

2010-09-10T00:49:13Z

Huge Fiberglass Statue of Anubis, the Ancient Egyptian God of the Dead, Floats Down Thames

A giant statue of the ancient Egyptian god of the dead floated down the Thames on Monday, turning heads as it crossed under London's Tower Bridge.

The 25-foot fiberglass representation of the jackal-headed god was taken down the river on the back of a...

Welcome to the Pleasure Dome

2010-10-15T10:29:01Z

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Egypt Antiquities

2010-11-10T12:32:05Z

This undated photo provided by New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, Wednesday Nov. 10, 2010, shows four nails identified as originating from the tomb of King Tutankhamun. Egypt's antiquities authority says the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York wil...

Egypt Museum Security

2010-08-27T13:16:02Z

Tourists look at the priceless golden sarcophagus of the famed King Tutankhamun watched by security monitoring cameras, unseen, at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt on Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010. Security for Egypt's cultural treasures is under scrutiny after the Aug. 21, 2010 theft of a van Gogh painting from Cairo's Dr. Zahi Hawass, left, Secretary General of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, and Andres Numhauser, international vice president of Arts and Exhibitions International, ...

Egypt Statue NY Ceremony

2010-03-26T13:40:49Z

A 25-foot tall replica statue of the Egyptian god Anubis passes in front of the Statue of Liberty while taking a tour of the New York waterways, Tuesday, March 23, 2010. The statue was traveling to announce the upcoming exhibit "Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs" starting on April 23 at the Discovery

APTOPIX Egypt Statue NY Ceremony

2010-03-26T13:40:54Z

A 25-foot tall replica statue of the Egyptian god Anubis, with a suitcase at his feet, passes in front of the Statue of Liberty while taking a tour of the New York waterways, Tuesday, March 23, 2010. The statue was traveling to announce the upcoming exhibit "Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs" starting on A...

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Guards, guns secure Egypt's ancient treasures again

Egypt says major pieces looted from famed museum

Troops replace tourists at Egyptian Museum

"Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs"

New York's Met museum to return King Tut relics

New York museum to return Tutankhamun relics: Egypt

How the field of archaeology evolved

What is the purpose of archaeology?

The most famous archaeological digs

Exploring the Tombs of the Valley of Kings

Uncovering Tut’s Tomb (Picture Essay of the Day)

The Dawn of Deco

dogology famous dogs paw prints in ancient history

Museum exhibitions: King Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs

King Tutankhamun in popular culture

The most famous ancient Egyptian tombs

The discovery of the Tomb of Tutankhamun

The history of Egyptian mummification

The New Tutmania: Considering The Half-Life Of An Afterlife

What Are Egyptian Death Masks Made Of?

Howard Carter ? The Discoverer of Tutankhamen

The Curse of King Tut’s Tomb

King Tut's chariot on view at NY exhibition

King Tut's chariot heads to New York

Behind the mummy: the real King Tutankhamun

See more than 130 artifacts from King Tut's life

Egyptian official chides museums over antiquities

King Tut returns to NY for last leg of U.S. exhibit

King Tut's dad's toe returned to Egypt

BOOK REVIEW: Tutankhamun--The Story Of Egyptology's Greatest Discovery

Statue head of King Tut's grandfather found in Luxor

Tut's ills won't kill fascination, historians say

King Tut's Mom and Dad ID'ed

A frail King Tut died from malaria, broken leg

Ancient secrets

Tests show King Tut died from malaria, study says

King Tut has DNA test, killed by malaria

Frail boy-king Tut died from malaria, broken leg

Egypt to soon announce King Tut DNA test results

Are There More

A Mystery Fit For A Pharaoh

King Tut: The Pharaoh Returns!

Howard Carter

TUTANKHAMUN AND THE GOLDEN AGE OF THE PHARAOHS

Saving the Boy King

Akhenaten and Tutankhamun Revolution and Restoration

Tut Uncommon

Egypt unveils pharaonic embalming bed

World history comes to Atlanta

Foetuses found in King Tutankhamun's tomb 'were his twin daughters', says expert

Tutankhamun fetuses to get paternity test

CSI: Egypt

Attractions: Funky Tut

Penn Exhibit Explores Tut's Birthplace

Grandmother of all shows

Egypt puts King Tut on public display

King Tut face unveiled for first time

Anubis, god of dead, floats down Thames

Welcome to the Pleasure Dome

Egypt Antiquities

Egypt Museum Security

Egypt Statue NY Ceremony

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