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08/13/2004:

"Sudan riches go on show"

Ancient artefacts saved in a race against time before a new dam floods miles of the Nile Valley in Sudan are to be included in a new exhibition at the British Museum.

The artefacts, from the Nile's fourth cataract which is due to be flooded by 2008, will be among 320 pieces lent by the National Museum in Khartoum, itself one of the oldest museums in Africa.

Full Article : independent.co.uk