The stories that made the Ancient Egypt headlines over the fourth week of the new year

Antiquities Inspector Jailed

Karnak's Sekhmet Sanctuary Closed

New Sacred Lake Discovered

The Man in the Hat

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These news stories are taken from various public internet sources including:

http://english.ahram.org.eg/Portal/9/Heritage.aspx
https://egyptianstreets.com/tag/cairo/
http://www.egyptindependent.com/
https://www.facebook.com/moantiquities/
https://dailynewsegypt.com/
https://see.news/category/antiques/
https://khentiamentiu.blogspot.com/
https://www.facebook.com/luxortimesmagazine/
https://www.facebook.com/pg/CairoScene/posts/
https://egymonuments.gov.eg/
https://www.heritagedaily.com
https://www.al-monitor.com/culture-society
https://www.asor.org/anetoday
https://livescience.com
https://newsweek.com
https://www.archaeology.org
https://www.sis.gov.eg/Home/EgyptToday

These stories may have been edited.

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