WITNESS: Hunting empire treasures in Sudan market

Correspondent Andrew Heavens is pictured in front of one of a huddle of ''folklore'' junk stores in Omdurman April 9, 2008. Omdurman - once the military base of the 'Mahdi', the visionary Islamic leader who defeated Britain's Major-General Charles Gordon in 1885 - is the only place to go if you are digging for muskets and broad-swords and other relics. Its folklore stores are some of Sudan's last repositories of empire memorabilia, a hidden treasure trove largely untapped by collectors. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdalla