From Youm7 (Maher Abu El Noor,'Excavation equipment discovered in White Desert, investigation ongoing', Friday Sep 30, 2011
Director of New Valley Security Othman Naji today received a report indicating that [mechanical] excavation equipment had been discovered about eight kilometers from the main road inside the White Desert Natural Reserve, a clear violation of the no excavation or digging policy. Naji instructed a team to investigate the incident. The team discovered a hole – one meter and a half in depth and three meters wide – inside of which was found human bones and pottery.
The White Desert (Sahara el Beyda) is near the smallest oasis in Egypt, Farfara and contains a number of ancient sites. The equipment found included a mechanical excavator and a "tractor in a trailer". Nobody was present at the scene of the crime when authorities visited. Presumably the looters thought they could escape detection and left the equipment there.
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