An Egyptian artifact takes a crooked pathStolen Treasures From: International Herald Tribune | Date: February 23, 2004| Author: Barry Meier and Martin Gottlieb | . Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

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02-23-2004

First of two parts** The past is everywhere in the Upper Egypt city of Akhmim, and mining it is a constant occupation. At a government archaeological site, workers haul bucketfuls of soil and sand from a vast crease in the earth, gradually revealing a mammoth temple from the reign of Ramses II. But unsanctioned digging goes on all over Akhmim ­ at an ancient cemetery riddled with holes left by looters; at farms and co...

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