Al-Ahram Weekly
10 - 16 February 2000 Issue No. 468
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875
Finders keepers
As Egypt seeks to recover more of its pilfered antiquities, Jill Kamil takes a brief look into the illicit trade in our cultural heritage
Sublime junk
Not all wayward antiquities find their way into the custody of private collectors or museums. Jill Kamil, minding the shop, unearthes a significant case in point
Beneath the sands
of Karara
A joint Egyptian-German archaeological mission has been excavating at the heart of the Middle-Egyptian village of Karara. Samir Naoum checks on the progress
Den in the Delta
King Den was an early dynastic king whose name is mentioned in literature of the late Pharaonic era. Now a discovery has been found that dates to the time of his rule, Nevine El-Aref reports
Beneath the sands
of Karara
