we’re looking at a series of artifacts that actually came from Egypt were
that actually came from Egypt were
that actually came from Egypt were stolen and recovered by u.s. customs
stolen and recovered by u.s. customs
stolen and recovered by u.s. customs agents in the United States we have just
agents in the United States we have just
agents in the United States we have just a few artifacts that are going back to
a few artifacts that are going back to
a few artifacts that are going back to Egypt from a major antiquities smuggling
Egypt from a major antiquities smuggling
Egypt from a major antiquities smuggling case that included artifacts from
case that included artifacts from
case that included artifacts from Afghanistan Yemen Iraq Syria and Egypt
Afghanistan Yemen Iraq Syria and Egypt
Afghanistan Yemen Iraq Syria and Egypt and here we’ve got a selection of
and here we’ve got a selection of
and here we’ve got a selection of artifacts that span some 2,000 years of
artifacts that span some 2,000 years of
artifacts that span some 2,000 years of antiquity we initiated a very large
antiquity we initiated a very large
antiquity we initiated a very large investigation and we ended up
investigation and we ended up
investigation and we ended up discovering a significant transnational
discovering a significant transnational
discovering a significant transnational criminal organization that was involved
criminal organization that was involved
criminal organization that was involved in the looting and selling of all kinds
in the looting and selling of all kinds
in the looting and selling of all kinds of artifacts there’s very minimal risk
of artifacts there’s very minimal risk
of artifacts there’s very minimal risk and in a huge reward for these people to
and in a huge reward for these people to
and in a huge reward for these people to commit these crimes these kinds of
commit these crimes these kinds of
commit these crimes these kinds of smuggling efforts they’re basically
smuggling efforts they’re basically
smuggling efforts they’re basically organized gangs that use the proceeds
organized gangs that use the proceeds
organized gangs that use the proceeds for further illicit activities including
for further illicit activities including
for further illicit activities including in some cases terrorism these are part
in some cases terrorism these are part
in some cases terrorism these are part of our heritage of our history of our
of our heritage of our history of our
of our heritage of our history of our civilization and we feel that they’ve
civilization and we feel that they’ve
civilization and we feel that they’ve been smuggled out of the country
been smuggled out of the country
been smuggled out of the country illegally and we feel proud to receive
illegally and we feel proud to receive
illegally and we feel proud to receive them back
them back
them back I think National Geographic has been
I think National Geographic has been
I think National Geographic has been over a number of decades a partner to
over a number of decades a partner to
over a number of decades a partner to Egypt in preserving antiquities in
Egypt in preserving antiquities in
Egypt in preserving antiquities in making our history more available and it
making our history more available and it
making our history more available and it is normal in that sense that National
is normal in that sense that National
is normal in that sense that National Geographic is hosting this event here
Geographic is hosting this event here
Geographic is hosting this event here we’ve got a couple of objects on stage
we’ve got a couple of objects on stage
we’ve got a couple of objects on stage we’ve got some wooden boat models that
we’ve got some wooden boat models that
we’ve got some wooden boat models that are more than 4,000 years old that were
are more than 4,000 years old that were
are more than 4,000 years old that were used as models for the deceased soul to
used as models for the deceased soul to
used as models for the deceased soul to go to heaven we’ve also got some mummy
go to heaven we’ve also got some mummy
go to heaven we’ve also got some mummy sarcophagi here one that’s 2600 years
sarcophagi here one that’s 2600 years
sarcophagi here one that’s 2600 years old and one that’s about 2,000 years old
old and one that’s about 2,000 years old
old and one that’s about 2,000 years old they’re all incredible the point of
they’re all incredible the point of
they’re all incredible the point of returning them it’s not only just to
returning them it’s not only just to
returning them it’s not only just to have the objects go back to Egypt but
have the objects go back to Egypt but
have the objects go back to Egypt but also to raise awareness
also to raise awareness
also to raise awareness that if we know that these things are
that if we know that these things are
that if we know that these things are illegally shipped out of Egypt then we
illegally shipped out of Egypt then we
illegally shipped out of Egypt then we shouldn’t buy them we should send them
shouldn’t buy them we should send them
shouldn’t buy them we should send them back even though these artifacts are
back even though these artifacts are
back even though these artifacts are very beautiful they’re more beautiful
very beautiful they’re more beautiful
very beautiful they’re more beautiful and more meaningful when they’re back at
and more meaningful when they’re back at
and more meaningful when they’re back at home
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