Stolen Mummy's Left Hand Found and Returned to Egypt National Geographic

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A mummy hand destined for a Hollywood prop shop isn't what U S Customs Agents usually come across but this time was a bit different Stolen by looters the left hand of a nearly 3 000 year old mummy will join four other ancient artifacts including a child's sarcophagus and a gilded mummy mask as the artifacts are returned to their home country of Egypt The ancient objects were smuggled into the United States for a high price smugglers regularly profit on the turmoil in the Middle East Subscribe a http 3A 2F 2Fbit ly 2FNatGeoSubscribe a About National Geographic National Geographic is the world's premium destination for science exploration and adventure Through their world-class scientists photographers journalists and filmmakers Nat Geo gets you closer to the stories that matter and past the edge of what's possible Get More National Geographic Official Site a http 3A 2F 2Fbit ly 2FNatGeoOfficialSite a Facebook a http 3A 2F 2Fbit ly 2FFBNatGeo a Twitter a http 3A 2F 2Fbit ly 2FNatGeoTwitter a Instagram a http 3A 2F 2Fbit ly 2FNatGeoInsta a While the mummified hand was discovered en route to a prop shop in Los Angeles the sarcophagi and burial shroud were confiscated during a multiyear investigation by U S Homeland Security Investigations HSI and Immigration and Customs Enforcement ICE dubbed Operation Mummy's Curse To show further support in reducing the illicit trade of Egyptian antiquities into the U S a bilateral agreement was signed with Egypt Upon returning to Egypt these object will reside in the new national museum scheduled to open in Giza in 2018 For more on Operation Mummy's Curse see the National Geographic June 2016 cover story How Tomb Raiders Are Stealing Our History

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