Friday, October 03, 2008

Ancient skulls returned to Egypt

BBC News

Two ancient Egyptian skulls which were found buried in a back garden in Manchester have been returned to Egypt.

Matthew McClelland, 28, unearthed the skulls while digging at his home on Ivygreen Road, Chorlton, last June.

The skulls were confiscated by police and analysed by forensic experts at Oxford University, and have now been found to be genuine Egyptian artefacts.

Greater Manchester Police said the skulls, which are about 2,000 years old, had now been returned to Egypt.

An Egyptian Embassy spokesman said: "These skulls were taken back to Cairo a few weeks ago.

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