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Unspun World with John Simpson

excavations and digging, - because they are just after making money. | you mentioned iraq, and the iraqi museum in baghdad was attacked and stripped of many, many of its treasures in 2003, after the american invasion. and yet, i played a bit of a part, a very small part, in getting some of those things back. is there any chance that the same sort of thing could happen in egypt? yes. that is what the ministryl of antiquities are working on and, according to officials, they say they have managed i to retrieve nearly 30,000 - pieces over the past few years. some people are saying that it's better for- an antiquity to remain, - like, in the british museum, or in the louvre or whatever, because they are getting farl better treatment, far more attention, than what they i will have here in egypt.

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Unspun World with John Simpson

was illegally smuggled out of egypt, this isjust one . example of what has been going on for years. - now, sally, if you go to an antiquities dealer, you're quite likely to see egyptian pieces there. if you go on ebay, you will find lots and lots of egyptian pieces. does that mean that all of those are illegally obtained? if a person owns a piece - of antiquity, he is not allowed to sell it any more. he can keep it, but is not - allowed to put it out for sale. it's not an easy thing to try and stop, the kind of tradej that brings millions of dollars to the people involved in it. l we are talking also about other countries in the region, - like syria and iraq, - these are the main countries where human history started. so, they have a lot to give i and this is why many people have been interested in illegal

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BBC News at One

he collected stones and broken pottery here and was then arrested at baghdad airport when his suitcase was searched. his family now able to speak to him for the first time in more than three months. he didn't show he was emotional at all. obviously, i was emotional. i don't think it's really sunk in. obviously, for the rest of us, we have to keep fighting. so we've kind ofjust suspended our emotional response for now as much as we can. but i don't think it's really sunk in yet. mr fitton was charged with intentionally trying to take an antiquity out of iraq. at his trial, he said his guide on the tour had given permission to take souvenirs, and he didn't know he was breaking the law. we need the british government to throw their weight behind us. my dad is so undeserving, he's not a criminal.

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Before Chickens Were Nuggets, They Were Revered

The origin of the domestic fowl is more recent than previously thought, but it may have taken them thousands of years to become food.

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Dateline

the normandy plaza. but the closest he got to his past life, and cultural wannabe, was in fantasy. >> he was surrounded by vogue, vanity fair, upscale skill magazines. and he had art books and books of history, and architecture. so obviously, during the day, or the times and he couldn't go, out he just lost himself in that world of antiques and antiquity, art, architecture. the lives of the rich and famous. all of the things he'll aspire to and pretended in his own fantasy world that he was part of. >> no way of knowing what was in that mind of his. but we do know, that the latest vanity fair, that had just come out, it had a splash-y story, that featured the richest and

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Stanley Tucci Searching for Italy

something like that. >> that's delicious. >> let's have a little bit of same butter. did you see how i gave myself the bigger piece? >> i love it. >> means to jump in your mouth, literally. >> how is that? >> so delicious. >> the saltanbocca i recipe but i've never seen this on the menu before. >> yeah, that sauce is really tasty. >> oh, my gosh, that's italian. >> that tastes more french to me. >> the sauces. >> we have to get jeremy. jeremy. >> hello, my darlings, how are you? >> good. >> very well. >> thank you. >> this was delicious. >> did you like those? >> delicious. >> i remember the time when they were the height of modernity and now it's become almost an antiquity. >> tell me. where is that?

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Priceless antique bust found in thrift shop to return to Germany | Culture | Arts, music and lifestyle reporting from Germany | DW

A woman bought a marble bust for $35 in a thrift shop in Texas. It turned out to be an invaluable antique that has been traced back — and will be returned — to Germany.

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While Building a House, They Dug Up a Chamber for Ancient Gods

The discovery in Turkey led to a looting charge against the homebuilders and captured a time when the Neo-Assyrian Empire was the region’s dominant power.

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In Alabama's '19th Unnamed Cave,' a Trove of Ancient Dark-Zone Art

Researchers using 3-D technology brought to light an array of art in an Alabama cave, including a serpent, flying creatures and humanoid figures in regalia.

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Egypt uncovers Roman-era pottery workshop in Alexandria-Xinhua

Egypt uncovers Roman-era pottery workshop in Alexandria-

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