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Human Shield of Civilians Protects Egypt's Museums

Egypt's ancient treasures appear to be safe today, after citizens, and later the military, banded together to stop looters amid an uprising that left some of the world's most prized artifacts perilously vulnerable to common thieves. Egyptians, desperate to protect their country's heritage from the kind of mass looting...

Missing Artifacts Found in Iraqi PM's Office, No Foul Play Suspected

(Sept. 22) -- Hundreds of Iraqi artifacts that had been spirited out of the country during the war, recovered and lost again have been found (finally!) in the prime minister's office. According to Iraq's antiquities minister, the items were misplaced, and no accusations have been made against Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki...

40,000-Year-Old Tools Found at Construction Site

(March 14) -- It's being dubbed "Tasmania's Valley of the Kings." At the site for a proposed freeway overpass, archaeologists have uncovered what they say are the earliest southernmost artifacts of human life. Still in the initial stages of excavation, a team of archaeologists unearthed thousands of artifacts near the...