THE CHANGELESS EAST.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 307, 28 December 1922, Page 5

THE CHANGELESS EAST.

Discoveries in the tombs

CONSERVING THE FINDS.

(Received 10 a.m.) LONDON, December 27.

The "Times" Luxor correspondent states that treasures lurk even in the dust of Tut Akh Amen's tomb. Before »ny visitors were admitted all dust lying on the floor of the chamber was carefully swept up and sifted. This Resulted in the rescue of a most (interesting lot of broken bits of jewels and gold articles which were evi<t*ntly off by robbers during a kerried V-ithfcawal.

TJ»» unchanging character <1 the test 1 B again illustrated by the discovery of small baskets, round and oval. These strongly resemble in workmanship and colour the baskets for Esneh is nowadays famous. The *Daily Mail's" representative at Luxor (ays that a considerable stir has been raused in the Egyptological world by the announcement that the Egyptian Government conservator of antiquities was drafting a new law enacting that henceforth all discoveries of antiquities shall become the property of the Egyptian Mueeum authorities. Instead of being divided as formerly, a joint protest by international excavating parties is being drawn up for presentation to King Fuad and Lord Allenby. Service.)