Preliminary Report on the Salvage Excavation in the Egyptian Section at the National Museum of Rio De Janeiro

On the night of 2 September 2018, a large fire struck the Brazil National Museum located in the Quinta da Boa Vista Palace, in Rio de Janeiro. The fire caused considerable damage to the structure of the building and to the collections housed inside. To rescue the collections from the affected area, a salvage excavation has been conducted in the ruins of the palace. This article provides a preliminary report on the salvage excavation in the room housing the Egyptian collection exhibition.

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