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On Saturday, the New York Times reported that Egypt’s chief archaeologist, Zahi Hawass demanded the Egyptian queen be handed back, unless Germany could prove that the 3,500-year-old bust of Akhenaten’s wife wasn’t spirited illegally out of Egypt nearly a century ago. There is a side of this controversy that I have never seen discussed Continue reading Politics, nationalism or cultural guilt: What is an archeologist to do? Looks like an interesting book, in that it seems to dispense with the modern conceit of authors to pontificate on context and meaning and interpretation, while cherry picking examples that illustrate the author’s predilections. I like the guys that just collect everything there is on the subject, and codify it in some way that Continue reading Book Review: ‘After Lives’ – WSJ.com More than 400 Egyptian youth began a march, starting at the Sphinx and ending at the pyramids. They hoped the parade would raise public awareness on the need to preserve the ancient sites. An Egyptian student said, “We hope people can have an understanding of our history by seeing these ancient relics. We should treasure Continue reading Egyptians pay tribute to pyramids_English_Xinhua |
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