Debate over world's artifacts rages on

http://tinyurl.com/2sspm
An article from the St Louis Despatch about the controversy surrounding the repatriation of cultural items removed from their original homelands. One of the key artefacts in this debate is the Nefertiti bust held by the Berlin Museum, which Egypt has been asking to be returned because of the manner of its removal.

Dialogue with Amun

http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2004/685/heritage.htm
Al-Ahram Weekly article about the past of Siwa Oasis. This is the first issue of a two-parter and puts Siwa into its historical context, from Palaeolithic times until the Muslim invasion in 641AD. There is a small bibliography at the end for those wishing to read further.

Pharaoh's glories come to Basel

http://www.swissinfo.org/sen/Swissinfo.html?siteSect=105&sid=4848659
From the SwissInfo website: "The most important exhibition of ancient Egyptian artefacts to be seen in Europe for over 20 years has opened in Basel. 'Tutankhamun – the Golden Beyond' has over 50 pieces from the tomb of the mysterious boy pharaoh, as well as a further 70 items, many of which have never been seen before outside Egypt".

Computer Technology to provide virtual tour of a mummy

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,1186590,00.html
Guardian Unlimited article about examining an Egyptian mummy without
unwrapping it. “The technology allows researchers and visitors to study
the coffin, the wrappings, the skin, bone, teeth and grave goods of
Nesperennub”.

Frontal Portrait of a Pharaoh

http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/04/01/egypt.portrait.reut/index.html
http://www.egyptdailynews.com/My%20Webs/edailypics/frontview[1].jpg
http://www.diariohoy.net/v5/verNoticia.phtml/html/99283/
Egyptologists have pieced together fragments of the first known ancient portrait of a pharaoh drawn from the front rather than in profile.

Early Dynastic Rituals at Abydos - New Evidence

http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2004/682/eg16.htm
New discoveries at Abydos have uncovered the tomb of the first king of the First Dynasty, whose name was Aha. The surrounding burials, containg both human and animal remains, have suggested to some that when the king died, others were sacrificed to serve him in the afterlife.

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