Nubia was once proud evidence that Black Africa had achieved a cultural sophistication in ancient times that rivaled any Caucasian or Asian civilization.   Farming and towns began there over 13,000 years ago.   They fought and influenced the Egyptians for 20 centuries.   (Among the funerary relics of King Tut in the Egyptian Museum is a footstool recounting the warrior talents of the Pharaoh over his greatest enemies, the black people to the South.)

Nubia even ruled Egypt for 150 years, providing its 24th and 25th Dynasties, answering those critics who contend that black Africans did not play a role in the greatest of ancient civilizations...

[More]   The Louisiana Weekly, Louisiana, USA, January 24, 2005.

Tutankhamun Treasures to Go on Display in Dome

Treasures from the tomb of Tutankhamun will come to Britain for the first time in 35 years, it emerged today.

The pharaoh's gold crown will be among 50 artefacts excavated from his tomb to go on show at the Millennium Dome...

[More]   PA News via The Scotsman, UK, 25 January 2005.

A future for the Dome?

Few tourists are adventurous enough to wander this far down the meandering, muddy Thames.

But the vast white tent they would see hugging its bank among rusting cranes, piles of gravel and steaming factories would tell them more about recent history than any other landmark along the river...

[More]  Reuters, UK, Jan 24, 2005.

Also Hope springs for London's landmark Millennium Dome, Reuters via Khaleej Times, UAE, 24 January 2005.

And UK, A future for the Dome? , Reuters via KeralaNext.com, India, 24 January 2005.