- Tombs Unearthed In Alexandria May 17, 2002 - The Egyptian
Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) mission working at Moustafa Kamel
archeological area in Alexandria managed to unearth rock-hewn tombs dating
back to the Ptolemaic era.
- http://www.antiquitynews.com/news/archives/000242.html
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- Treasures Of Behira Governorate Abound May 17, 2002 -
Beheira Governorate has proved to be one of Egypt's most bountiful areas
in Lower Egypt for antiquities. To date, archaeologists have mapped l50
sites that have already yielded valuable artifacts dating back to periods
ranging from prehistoric times to the Roman era.
- http://www.antiquitynews.com/news/archives/000243.html
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- Oldest Skeleton Found May 16, 2002 - At Taramsa, south-east
of the Dendara Temple in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Qena, a team
of excavators were absorbed in work when they came across a complete skeleton.
The skeleton was found in a seated position, facing eastwards and with
the skull tilted upwards. The skull is characterised by a broad forehead,
short nose, prominent cheekbones and a wide mouth containing five teeth.
- http://www.antiquitynews.com/news/archives/000240.html
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- US Asks For Report On Stolen Antiquities May 14, 2002
- The New York Attorney asked Zahi Hawass, Secretary General of the Supreme
Council of Antiquities (SCA), to set up a committee of Egyptian archaeologists
to provide a report to the American court next week on the value of stolen
pieces.
- http://www.antiquitynews.com/news/archives/000241.html
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- Pyramids Area Renovation To Be Completed By 2003 May
13, 2002 - The Egyptian Minister of Culture, Farouq Hosni said the second
phase of pyramids plateau renovation project will be completed next November.
The three-stage project costing L.E 40 million is due to be completed by
Mid 2003.
- http://www.antiquitynews.com/news/archives/000244.html
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- The Fossilized Forest Reserve In Maadi May 13, 2002 -
The fossilized forest reserve in Maadi (Cairo Governorate) has been formed
through millions of years since the ligesiny age (35 million years) from
the third time category of the Caynozoy period which is an important epoch
of the history of geology and unlikely to happen again.
- http://www.antiquitynews.com/news/archives/000245.html
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- New Dawn For City Of The Sun May 12, 2002 - Excavators,
engineers, and restorers have been turning the site of biblical On, present-day
Matariya, into a hive of activity. Zahi Hawass declared in an interview
when he took over as Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities
(SCA) last month that more sites in Egypt would be opened to provide alternative
attractions for tourists, and to relieve the pressure on the most frequently
visited monuments.
- http://www.antiquitynews.com/news/archives/000239.html
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- The photo this week features a close-up of the South
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