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Sep 8, 2022

Egypt artifacts — Egyptian antiquities authority Zahi Hawass looks at the Miami Coffin, a sarcophagus from circa 1070-945 BC, which was returned to Egypt by the US, at the opening of a new exhibition at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo on April, 7, 2010. The exhibition consists of stolen items which have been returned to Egypt. — VICTORIA HAZOU/AFP via Getty Images

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