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Egypt: 300 Cleopatra Era Artifacts Displayed for First Time
Egypt Online, 19 April 2018
The Egyptian Museum in downtown Cairo is hosting a temporary exhibition of 300 artifacts from the era of Queen Cleopatra. Read more »
300 Cleopatra Era Artifacts Displayed for First Time
The antiquities were excavated by a Dominican archaeological mission in the Taposiris Magna area in Alexandria. This "unprecedented" event is a reminder of when Tutankhamun - His Tomb and the Treasures came to Cape Town. The reconstructed tomb and golden artefacts were completed with the help of Cairo craftspeople, who built more than a thousand exact replicas over five years.
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Tutankhamun - His Tomb and the Treasures has meticulously reconstructed the famous tomb and the golden artefacts found by Howard Carter in November 1922, with the help of Cairo ... Read more »
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The famous gold mask of King Tutankhamun is set to return to the Egyptian Museum after it was accidentally damaged by employees while cleaning it and then worsened by their attempt ... Read more »
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5 June 2015
Renowned Egyptologist Speaks on Rediscovering King Tut's Treasures in Cape Town
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allAfrica's Juanita Williams and Bush Radio's Shad So Chilled speak with Dr Tarek El Awady, described as a "walking encyclopaedia" on ancient ... see more »
