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Relic with queen Amanishakheto and her name in Meroitic hieroglyphs, 1st century BC, sandstone, from Pyramid 6, Meroe, Sudan in the Berlin Ägyptisches Museum.

Looting Sudan: From an ancient queen’s jewels to present day

Since Sudan's civil war began in April 2023, the world has focused on the fighting, humanitarian impact, and ceasefire efforts, yet all the while, Sudan's cultural heritage was being looted. Again.

Tarig Hassan Abusalih 20, Oct 2024

About 2,000 artefacts are believed to have gone missing from the British Museum in London, making it the latest national institution to suffer a major blow to its prestige.

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'Monumental' scandal unfolds over missing artefacts at the British Museum

About 2,000 artefacts are believed to have gone missing from the British Museum in London, making it the latest national institution to suffer a major blow to its prestige.

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The Silver coffin of King Psusennes I is on display at the Egyptian Museum as Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities celebrates World Tourism Day, in Cairo, Egypt, September 27, 2022. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

Egypt Calls for Return of Rosetta Stone 200 Years After It Was Deciphered

Prominent Egyptian archaeologists have renewed a call for the return of the Rosetta Stone from the British Museum to Egypt, 200 years after the deciphering of the slab unlocked the secrets of…

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