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Abu Sir al Malaq is a place about one hundred kilometers south of Cairo in Egypt.

In ancient times, it was called Busiris. Busiris was one of Ancient Egypt’s largest cities, famous for its architecture and buildings.

Surprisingly, there are also soldiers with guns who protect the archeologists and the ancient tombs. That’s because robbers often come to Abu Sir al Malaq and try to steal things. They can sell these historical items for large amounts of money to collectors around the world.

However, it’s almost impossible to save everything. One day in 2012, she was working at a tomb on a hillside when she suddenly met three men. .

They were stealing some historical objects from a tomb. When they saw Amal and her colleague, they quickly ran away. Typically, robbers take the good pieces and throw away the rest. “For every nice piece,” says Amal, “they destroy hundreds.

It’s wrong to think that stealing historical objects is a modern problem in Egypt.

History books describe how people stole from tombs over three thousand years ago.

Nowadays, there are laws controlling the movement of historical objects to and from Egypt. Maybe one day the problem will be solved, but in the meantime, it continues sadly to be big business.

ROBBERIES IN EGYPT