17 Lost Egyptian Pyramids Found From Space

Neat! I wonder if they will be able to excavate them.
 
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I have been intrigued with Egyptology from a young age. I studied everything I could get my hands on and I alway thought that knowing what the earth went through..climate changes, oceans rising, whole races of people disappearing....that there were of course buried pyramids, tombs, lost cities, who knows. i wish I had gotten a chance to do some on site investigating...but unfortunately..It is not as welcoming to americans as it was at one time..and really who can blame them. Their history was scavaged and stolen, some never recovered. Thank for the story smile I will be following this one closely...Peace to you..Midnight♥♥♥
 
I doubt they will be allowed to excavate. From what I understand Egypt is very particular about these 'exacavations' hoping that ancient treasures don't end up on the black market and a piece of Egyptian history is lost forever. Israel is the same way as well, only if you get caught even with dirt from Israel trying to leave the country you can face fines or jail time.
 
saywhatkid said:
Since it is Foxnews, they need to make sure there is nothing in the satellite pictures that endorses Obama. :giggle:
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Uh huh.... this story has already been covered by MSM on both sides around the world.
 
Try Israel Antiquities Authority. I think the law passed in around 1970s that indicates anything discovered that belongs to the state. You must have an export license to sell artifacts as long as it is approved by IAA. Looting is a major problem in Middle Eastern countries and Mediterranean countries.

A martian forgot their pyramids because he had enough of extreme weathers in Egypt. JK.
 
Egyptians are actually aliens that buried their pyramids when they left Earth. ;)

Just kidding... or am I?

Anyways, I think it's interesting that they found these pyramids via satelitte.
 
Barbaro said:
Try Israel Antiquities Authority. I think the law passed in around 1970s that indicates anything discovered that belongs to the state. You must have an export license to sell artifacts as long as it is approved by IAA. Looting is a major problem in Middle Eastern countries and Mediterranean countries.
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Even I saw one Israeli archaeologist carry a handgun to protect their archaeological sites from the looters when I watched the program about the discovery of antiquities on Discovery channel last year.

It is correct. I know Greece, Italy and Egypt have had similar laws which forbids any ancient antiquities to be removed from their lands.

I do not know about Libya where many Roman structures can be found along or near their shore.
 
VamPyroX said:
Egyptians are actually aliens that buried their pyramids when they left Earth. ;)

Just kidding... or am I?

Anyways, I think it's interesting that they found these pyramids via satelitte.
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Dr. Daniel Jackson is on the case!! :giggle:

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Royale said:
Even I saw one Israeli archaeologist carry a handgun to protect their archaeological sites from the looters when I watched the program about the discovery of antiquities on Discovery channel last year.

It is correct. I know Greece, Italy and Egypt have had similar laws which forbids any ancient antiquities to be removed from their lands.

I do not know about Libya where many Roman structures can be found along or near their shore.
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IAA has the Special Unit called Robbery Prevention Division. I found out RPD Director mentioned that Israel is the only country in the Middle East that permit export dealers to sell artifacts legally. Check the the link from Archaeology Magazine. It is quite informative.

During the interview, Is it possible for others to apply for the license?

"It’s possible, but we prefer not to give out new licenses. This is something historical because the Antiquities Law started in Israel in 1978. Before, there was no law. This was a law from the British Empire. So those that had the license before ’78 continue to have the license. There have been only a few new licenses from ’78 until now. This is a problem for us because, you know, on one hand, all the antiquities in Israel belong to the state. On the other hand, the state gives permission to sell antiquities. We assume that most of the items in the hands of the dealers were stolen or taken from the sites. We handle those dealers and we fight against the looters and against the middlemen, the people who connect the looters to the dealers. We work like police—we conduct interrogations and try to catch the looters red-handed."

Source: Inside the Israel Antiquities Authority
 
Loghead said:
Why don't you just google it yourself? :confused:
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It was my polite way of saying to her, 'You are wrong.'

Plenty of people take dirt from Israel. It's practically a tradition. Hell, they sell necklaces with Israeli sand.

Taking an artifact is another matter.
 
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