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Egypt's new national trust

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The anti-government protests in Egypt earlier this year swept through Cairo and Alexandria before measures could be taken to protect antiquities in museums and archaeological sites in those cities and across the country. Yet, argues Jonathan Downs, the impact on Egyptian heritage and the repatriation debate has been a positive one.

Egyptian soldiers arrest a suspected looter near the Cairo Museum, Jaunary 30th, 2011

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