Recovered Loot: A Q&A about the Return of Stolen Egyptian Antiquities (preview)

The weeks before Hosni Mubarak’s ouster last winter turned into a tumultuous time during which precious artifacts were lifted from the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities (aka the Cairo Museum). For an interview that appears in the August issue of Scientific American , former Newsweek foreign editor Jeffrey Bartholet talked to Zahi Hawass, the minister of state for antiquities, about efforts to recover the artifacts

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Recovered Loot: A Q&A about the Return of Stolen Egyptian Antiquities (preview)