a stolen ancient Egyptian sarcophagus is returning home the sarcophagus nearly
returning home the sarcophagus nearly
returning home the sarcophagus nearly three thousand years old was seized by
three thousand years old was seized by
three thousand years old was seized by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement or ice during a routine shipments
or ice during a routine shipments
or ice during a routine shipments inspection at the Miami International
inspection at the Miami International
inspection at the Miami International Airport in 2008 agents became suspicious
Airport in 2008 agents became suspicious
Airport in 2008 agents became suspicious when they noticed inconsistencies in the
when they noticed inconsistencies in the
when they noticed inconsistencies in the shipments documentation customs
shipments documentation customs
shipments documentation customs investigated the importer and the seller
investigated the importer and the seller
investigated the importer and the seller in Spain and concluded the sarcophagus
in Spain and concluded the sarcophagus
in Spain and concluded the sarcophagus was indeed stolen property an
was indeed stolen property an
was indeed stolen property an Egyptologist verified that the
Egyptologist verified that the
Egyptologist verified that the sarcophagus is an authentic Egyptian
sarcophagus is an authentic Egyptian
sarcophagus is an authentic Egyptian artifact with its elaborate hieroglyphs
artifact with its elaborate hieroglyphs
artifact with its elaborate hieroglyphs the wooden coffin belonged to a
the wooden coffin belonged to a
the wooden coffin belonged to a prominent man named MSE who lived during
prominent man named MSE who lived during
prominent man named MSE who lived during the 21st dynasty of Egypt after the
the 21st dynasty of Egypt after the
the 21st dynasty of Egypt after the sarcophagus was seized the United States
sarcophagus was seized the United States
sarcophagus was seized the United States and the Spanish art gallery that sold
and the Spanish art gallery that sold
and the Spanish art gallery that sold the artifact engaged in a legal battle
the artifact engaged in a legal battle
the artifact engaged in a legal battle over ownership eventually the gallery
over ownership eventually the gallery
over ownership eventually the gallery abandoned its challenge and Egypt’s
abandoned its challenge and Egypt’s
abandoned its challenge and Egypt’s ownership was ensured ice arranged a
ownership was ensured ice arranged a
ownership was ensured ice arranged a repatriation ceremony at National
repatriation ceremony at National
repatriation ceremony at National Geographic Society headquarters in
Geographic Society headquarters in
Geographic Society headquarters in Washington DC to officially return the
Washington DC to officially return the
Washington DC to officially return the sarcophagus to its home country to
sarcophagus to its home country to
sarcophagus to its home country to prepare for its journey agents
prepare for its journey agents
prepare for its journey agents thoroughly wrapped and boxed the
thoroughly wrapped and boxed the
thoroughly wrapped and boxed the delicate delivery for its departure from
delicate delivery for its departure from
delicate delivery for its departure from Miami agents accompanied the sarcophagus
Miami agents accompanied the sarcophagus
Miami agents accompanied the sarcophagus to Washington and were greeted by staff
to Washington and were greeted by staff
to Washington and were greeted by staff from the National Geographic who were on
from the National Geographic who were on
from the National Geographic who were on hand to make sure the precious cargo
hand to make sure the precious cargo
hand to make sure the precious cargo arrived safe and sound at the
arrived safe and sound at the
arrived safe and sound at the repatriation ceremony representatives
repatriation ceremony representatives
repatriation ceremony representatives from the Egyptian and United States
from the Egyptian and United States
from the Egyptian and United States government signed the official custody
government signed the official custody
government signed the official custody documents dr. Zahi Hawass Secretary
documents dr. Zahi Hawass Secretary
documents dr. Zahi Hawass Secretary General of the Egyptian Supreme Council
General of the Egyptian Supreme Council
General of the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities and a National Geographic
of Antiquities and a National Geographic
of Antiquities and a National Geographic explorer-in-residence accepted the
explorer-in-residence accepted the
explorer-in-residence accepted the sarcophagus on Egypt’s behalf people can
sarcophagus on Egypt’s behalf people can
sarcophagus on Egypt’s behalf people can think that the best moment in the life
think that the best moment in the life
think that the best moment in the life of an archeologist is actually to
of an archeologist is actually to
of an archeologist is actually to discover something but for me the best
discover something but for me the best
discover something but for me the best thing is to return something to Egypt I
thing is to return something to Egypt I
thing is to return something to Egypt I say this everyone
say this everyone
say this everyone the country that helped us a lot in
the country that helped us a lot in
the country that helped us a lot in return the stolen artifacts is United
return the stolen artifacts is United
return the stolen artifacts is United States the good news amongst the sad
States the good news amongst the sad
States the good news amongst the sad tale of international art theft and
tale of international art theft and
tale of international art theft and misappropriation is people do care we do
misappropriation is people do care we do
misappropriation is people do care we do come together it’s a it’s a remarkable
come together it’s a it’s a remarkable
come together it’s a it’s a remarkable collaboration once the sarcophagus
collaboration once the sarcophagus
collaboration once the sarcophagus safely returns home it will be put on
safely returns home it will be put on
safely returns home it will be put on display at the global Egyptian Museum in
display at the global Egyptian Museum in
display at the global Egyptian Museum in Cairo in early April in an exhibition
Cairo in early April in an exhibition
Cairo in early April in an exhibition showcasing artifacts recovered in the
showcasing artifacts recovered in the
showcasing artifacts recovered in the last eight years so far approximately
last eight years so far approximately
last eight years so far approximately 31,000 Egyptian artifacts have been
31,000 Egyptian artifacts have been
31,000 Egyptian artifacts have been repatriated yet the number of items that
repatriated yet the number of items that
repatriated yet the number of items that are still illegally owned and
are still illegally owned and
are still illegally owned and distributed is unknown the repatriation
distributed is unknown the repatriation
distributed is unknown the repatriation of the sarcophagus called attention to
of the sarcophagus called attention to
of the sarcophagus called attention to the ongoing struggle to protect ancient
the ongoing struggle to protect ancient
the ongoing struggle to protect ancient art and antiquities from the black
art and antiquities from the black
art and antiquities from the black market trade Egyptian artifacts are
market trade Egyptian artifacts are
market trade Egyptian artifacts are often smuggled because there is a high
often smuggled because there is a high
often smuggled because there is a high demand for them on the international
demand for them on the international
demand for them on the international market and as a result countries such as
market and as a result countries such as
market and as a result countries such as Egypt have been robbed of their history
Egypt have been robbed of their history
Egypt have been robbed of their history and culture whether it’s looters who are
and culture whether it’s looters who are
and culture whether it’s looters who are dynamiting the tops of mountains in the
dynamiting the tops of mountains in the
dynamiting the tops of mountains in the Andes in a desperate search for Incan
Andes in a desperate search for Incan
Andes in a desperate search for Incan gold or the silent world of illegal
gold or the silent world of illegal
gold or the silent world of illegal antiquities trade the effect is the same
antiquities trade the effect is the same
antiquities trade the effect is the same we’ve lost something something that
we’ve lost something something that
we’ve lost something something that can’t be replaced a piece of our history
can’t be replaced a piece of our history
can’t be replaced a piece of our history maybe a key that would have unlocked
maybe a key that would have unlocked
maybe a key that would have unlocked some past secret the US Immigration and
some past secret the US Immigration and
some past secret the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is the largest
Customs Enforcement is the largest
Customs Enforcement is the largest investigative agency in the US
investigative agency in the US
investigative agency in the US Department of Homeland Security and it
Department of Homeland Security and it
Department of Homeland Security and it plays a leading role in combating the
plays a leading role in combating the
plays a leading role in combating the trafficking of lost or stolen cultural
trafficking of lost or stolen cultural
trafficking of lost or stolen cultural properties art and antiquities and
properties art and antiquities and
properties art and antiquities and returning them to their countries of
returning them to their countries of
returning them to their countries of origin
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