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Wednesday, April 14
April 14, 2010

A toe belonging to the mummy of Pharaoh Akhenaton has been returned to Egypt. It was taken in 1907 during an examination of the king’s bones, and was recently recovered by Frank Ruehli of the University of Zurich through “private initiative.” He handed the toe over in order to mark the occasion of the two […]

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Tuesday, April 13
April 13, 2010

A federal judge has denied a request to dismiss 14 felony charges against a Utah man charged with 28 counts related to the theft and sale of artifacts from public and tribal lands. His public defender said that the man had been charged several times for the same alleged criminal conduct. The Interior Department has […]

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