FBI Returns Seized Egyptian Artifacts as Global Archaeology Yields Unusual Finds
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- •Ancient Egyptian artifacts including carved figures and amulets were repatriated from Los Angeles to Egypt after an FBI seizure.
- •A dried Nile branch near Giza might have been used to transport pyramid construction materials, according to satellite-based research.
- •A 6,500-year-old human tooth pendant from Serbia's Vinča culture was re-identified after years of misclassification on a museum shelf.
- •A 400-year-old intact Indigenous pot found at a Florida village site points to complex Native-Spanish interactions.
- •A rare medieval wooden chamber tomb containing a nobleman buried with his horse and dog was unearthed in Russia, linking Norse and Old Russian burial customs.
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