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Heritage: Keep an eye on the Sphinx

ahram.org.eg     04-Sep-2008          

While the SCA secretary-general was being interviewed for "Guardian's Spotlight" in July 2008, pigeons were seen pecking away at the eyes and ear cavities of the Sphinx and their droppings were splattered on the stone....                    

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Wednesday Miscellany

ncobrief.com     27-Aug-2008          

Honestly, I have tried to take an interest in the Democratic National Convention shenanigans, including the imminent coronation of the One True Anointed Savior, our Lord Obama, hailed and attended by his loving spouse...                    

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Propping up the plateau

ahram.org.eg     22-Aug-2008          

Horses, camels and over-zealous vendors of rides to tourists are being banned from the Giza Plateau as its new management plan starts the first phase of its operation, says Nevine El-Aref Clockwise from top: the sphinx;...                    

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Pandora: Bigmouth strikes again: 'Don't buy my new DVD'

independent.co.uk     21-Aug-2008   2 related          

Few people, surely, form feuds with quite the same level of gusto as the Mancunian miserablist Morrissey. The singer, still locked in a dispute with the NME over remarks he made about immigration, is now publicly urging fans to...                    

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Peddlers banned from Giza Pyramids as part of improvement project

holidaylettings.co.uk     19-Aug-2008   2 related          

Peddlers selling trinkets and camel rides have been banned from the Giza Pyramids area in Egypt. The clampdown on the hawkers is part of a project to modernise the area and improve it for tourists. By banning peddlers,...                    

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One of two mummified fetuses may be Tutankhamun's daughter, says scientist

newstrackindia.com     17-Aug-2008   1 related          

Washington, August 17 (ANI): A scientist has said that the ongoing analysis on the mummified remains of two female fetuses buried in the tomb of Tutankhamun will most likely show that at least one of the stillborn children is...                    

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Sphinx statues found in Egypt (AFP)

yahoo.com     15-Aug-2008   1 related          

CAIRO (AFP) - Egyptian archaeologists have unearthed four small statues of the Sphinx, the mythological figure of a lion with a human head, the Higher Council of Antiquities said on Friday. The headless sandstone statues were...                    

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EGYPT: A King Tut mystery solved?

beiruter.com     13-Aug-2008   1 related          

Mysteries spring eternal from the tombs and graves of ancient Egypt. Scientists are analyzing DNA samples to determine if two fetuses discovered in coffins in the 1920s were the stillborn children of King Tutankhamen, the...                    

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The Sphinx Deemed Safe as Groundwater Removal goes Underway

dailystaregypt.com     13-Aug-2008          

CAIRO: Within two months the Archeological Engineering Center at Cairo University (AEC) will pump out the underground water in the area surrounding the Sphinx in a LE 2 million project, Zahi Hawass, secretary general of the...                    

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Great wall of Giza - Pyramids security fence says 'no hawkers'

bbc.co.uk     12-Aug-2008   2 related          

The revamp aims to make a visit to Giza a friendlier experience Egypt's famous Giza Pyramids are being given a £14m ($27m) makeover, starting with a state-of-the art security fence to stop hawkers harassing tourists. Visitors...                    

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