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antiquities

/ ænˈtɪkwɪtɪz /

plural noun

  1. remains or relics, such as statues, buildings, or coins, that date from ancient times

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Prominent Egyptologists are hoping the museum will strengthen demands for key antiquities held in other countries to be returned.

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Prominent Egyptologists argue that its establishment strengthens their demand for key Egyptian antiquities held in other countries to be returned – including the famed Rosetta Stone displayed at the British Museum.

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As Mr. Delbourgo reports, he used his antiquities as “prompts for his patients,” even as he “collected his patients’ personal information into case histories.”

On Tuesday, Egypt's tourism and antiquities ministry announced that it had taken immediate measures after the bracelet disappeared from the Egyptian Museum's restoration laboratory, and that the case had been referred to police.

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The antiquities ministry said it had taken immediate measures after the bracelet disappeared from the Egyptian Museum's restoration laboratory, and that the case had been referred to police.

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