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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
3/17/2016 2:32:26 PM
The Japanese radar survey that suggests the existence of additional chambers behind the north and west walls of Tutankhamun's tomb will be followed up with another survey late March
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Antiquities
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Museums
3/15/2016 5:24:57 PM
The priceless material - which will be featured at the soft opening of the Grand Museuem has suffered from wrongful restoration and too many trips between various homes
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Multimedia
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1/7/2016 2:39:51 PM
The golden funerary mask of legendary Egyptian boy king Tutankhamun is presented to the public at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo after undergoing restoration (Photo: Mai Shaheen)
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12/21/2015 2:45:28 PM
The tomb of Maia, the wet nurse of King Tutankhamun in Saqqara, opens to public today for the first time since its discovery in 1996.
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
12/20/2015 3:29:13 PM
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Multimedia
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12/17/2015 3:27:26 PM
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
12/16/2015 10:14:21 PM
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Antiquities
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Museums
12/10/2015 1:43:27 PM
The mask was being restored after the beard of the priceless antiquity was reportedly broken by cleaners and hastily glued back on with epoxy
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
11/29/2015 10:22:35 AM
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
11/27/2015 7:50:50 PM
British Egyptologist Nicholas Reeves has suggested that Nefertiti's mummy could be located in a secret chamber hidden in the tomb
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
11/26/2015 8:53:01 PM
The Ministry of Antiquities is carrying out a trial-run on the walls of KV5 to test the accuracy of the Japanese radar before using it inside Tutankhamun's tomb
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
11/23/2015 3:00:15 PM
The three-day operation will involve the use of non-invasive radar to search behind the walls of Tutankhamun's burial chamber
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
11/7/2015 1:01:29 PM
Infrared thermography could support Nicholas Reeves' theory suggesting the existence of another burial chamber inside King Tutankhamun’s tomb that could belong to Queen Nefertiti
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
11/5/2015 8:57:22 AM
Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities says infrared thermography scanning on Tutankhamun's tomb will begin Thursday, to test Nicholas Reeves' theory that it houses hidden burial chambers
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Antiquities
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Museums
11/4/2015 3:37:50 PM
Two workshops to fabricate replicas of King Tutankhamun's tomb and some of his treasured collection are to be organised in Luxor to celebrate the city's national day
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
11/2/2015 6:35:02 PM
After a month of restoration, Tutankhamun's tomb is opened for the celebration of Luxor's upcoming national day
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
10/22/2015 8:57:15 PM
German conservator Christian Eckmann shares with Ahram Online the details of his plans to repair the botched restoration work of the iconic gold funerary mask of the boy-king Tutanakhamun
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Multimedia
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10/20/2015 4:57:05 PM
In 2014 an accident during cleaning of the mask caused its beard to detach from the chin, and the subsequent haphazard restoration job damaged it further. Today a ministry-appointed team began a project to undo the ill effects
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Multimedia
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10/20/2015 4:23:17 PM
Two weeks ago restorers removed the mask from its permanent display in the Egyptian Museum's jewellery hall so it can be returned to its rightful state after an accident and subsequent botched restoration job last year damaged it
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
10/20/2015 4:15:50 PM
The mask's beard was accidentally detached from its chin during a cleaning process in 2014
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