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Egypt’s new antiquities minister optimistic in face of obstacles
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Egypt's new antiquities minister optimistic in face of obstacles
No easy task for Mamdouh El-Damaty, entrusted on Tuesday with important post of antiquities minister - and all the challenges that it…
Walsh says Montanans ‘worried’ about monument designations
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Sen. John Walsh (D-Mont.) said Montanans have serious misgivings about President Obama designating national monuments in the Treasure State, according to a letter he sent to Interior Secretary Sally Jewell.…
Public participation provides fillip to Kerala’s antiquities research
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Roman coins found in Kottayam district, come up for documentation
A commendable initiative in Kerala to bring treasures and antiquities, which are isolated and hidden in private collections, for public viewing…
UN Warns Iraq To Thwart Relic Robberies
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A U.N. official urged Iraqis Tuesday to protect that nation’s trove of antiquities as violence spurred by a terrorist group leaves numerous relic sites at risk for plunder and eventual resale on the black market.…
Antiquities Robbers Caught Selling Rare Ancient Burial Chests
The Antiquities Authority and police cooperated last Friday to arrest suspects who allegedly stole ornate stone ossuary burial chests, which were used by Jews in Israel during the Second Temple period roughly 2,000 years ago.
The suspects…
Rocky Barker: House GOP stops short of halting monuments
In a vote last week, House Republicans expressed their opposition to a president's power of protecting special places with a signature alone.Despite their distaste for the unilateral exercise of…
Letter: Bishop’s bill to gut Antiquities Act shows GOP bias
Rob Bishop is pushing legislation that would make it virtually impossible for a president to use the Antiquities Act to preserve any of our country’s national landmarks ("House passes Bishop’s bill on creating…
Survey: Mount Rushmore visitors like park, but not the price tags
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) – A survey of hundreds of visitors to Mount Rushmore National Memorial shows that the vast majority of tourists are satisfied with their visit, with an average tour lasting nearly three hours, but it also highlights…
US Court: Hamas Attack Victims Cannot Seize Iranian Relics as Restitution
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One of the relics housed in the Oriental Institute in Chicago.
Published March 30, 2014.Victims of a 1997 suicide bombing in Jerusalem cannot seize Persian antiquities on…
‘Boycott tourist spots not disabled-friendly’
Prince Sultan bin Salman, president of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA), has called on domestic tourists to boycott hotels, apartments and recreational facilities not fully equipped with facilities for people with…