An elderly Australian was dubbed "Indiana Joan" and a real tomb raider, after she showed the local newspaper some items from her collection of antiquities.

Seeing the pictures of artifacts in the article, a group of Egyptian archaeologists said that Howard took them illegally, notes usa. one.

As a diplomat's wife, in her youth she had the opportunity to travel a lot. During visits to Egypt, Palestine, Syria and other countries of the Middle East, she participated in archaeological excavations as a volunteer.

Indiana Jones in a skirt returned home with some trophies - she brought with her ancient coins, ornaments and funeral mask from Egypt, statuettes and tips of axes from the Neolithic times.

According to West Australian, the Howard collection is estimated at 1 million. However, not everyone agrees that ancient objects belong to her legally.

Archaeologist and founder of the target group Heritage of Egypt Monica Hanna accused the traveler of embezzling artifacts and requires justice. She was joined by a representative of the Supreme Council for Antiquities, Sha'aban Abdel Havad, after which the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs demanded that the Australian authorities initiate an investigation.