A group of amateur ‘artefact detectives’ in Iraq are on a mission to return countless historical items taken from their country over the years.
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In pictures: New archaeological discovery in the Egypt
Egypt unveiled a cache of 75 wooden and bronze statues and five lion cub mummies decorated with hieroglyphics at the Saqqara necropolis near the Giza pyramids in Cairo.
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Gallery: Egypt’s new $1 billion museum nears completion
The new Grand Egyptian Museum will be the largest archaeological museum in the world, with more than 100,000 artefacts from various periods of Egypt’s history – 20,000 of which are being shown for the very first time in Cairo
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In pictures: Basra Museum unveils ‘looted’ artefacts
Over 2,000 artefacts, including about 100 that were looted and found abroad went on display in the Basra Museum, the second largest in Iraq.