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A treasured piece at the Dutch national museum - a supposed moon rock from the first manned lunar landing - is nothing more than petrified wood, curators say. It was given to former Prime Minister Willem Drees during a goodwill tour by the three Apollo-11 astronauts shortly after their moon mission in 1969. When Mr Drees died, the rock went on display at the Amsterdam museum.
2009-08-28
Moon fake museum rock Apollo NetherlandsGeorges Brossard has spent the last 35 years in passionate pursuit of insects - sleeping among them and even eating the odd cricket or ant.
2010-04-05
insect museum collectionGlobal culture officials are meeting to discuss how to recover ancient treasures which they say have been stolen and displayed overseas.
2010-04-07
ancient Egypt museum theftThe head of an aboriginal warrior who died resisting the British colonisation of Western Australia has been laid to rest near the city of Perth. Yagan was killed by a settler in 1833 and his severed head sent to England where it was displayed in a museum.
2010-07-10
Australia decapitation aboriginal museum colonialismFor lovers of ancient history, the Egyptian Museum and the priceless, cultural treasures it contains have been in alarmingly close proximity to troubles in Cairo's Tahrir Square. Following an inventory, Antiquities Minister Zahi Hawass has now confirmed for the first time that artefacts were stolen during a break-in on 28 January. In a statement entitled "sad news", he lists 18 items that have disappeared. They include a...
2011-02-13
Egypt revolution protest demonstration looting ancient Egypt museum history
