Artifacts
Greece calls for return of Parthenon Statues from British Museum at UNESCO, backed by 20 countries
Greece and Turkey argue that Lord Elgin had no firman permissing him to remove the artifacts, while the UK claims Elgin had all necessary documents and brought the Statues to Britian legally.
Over 30 mummified cats, ancient Egyptian tombs, coffins discovered at Luxor necropolis site
Eight-year-old boy visiting Ramon Crater finds over 1,700-year-old statue fragment hidden in rocks
Collection of Greek, Roman, Byzantine artifacts discovered in neighborhood of Egypt’s Alexandria
Who did the 3,000-year-old gold mask found in China belong to?
A gold funeral mask was found in an ancient tomb in China's Henan Province that dates back to approximately the Shang Dynasty.
Egyptian mummy cheese? Researchers find 2,600-year-old cheese at necropolis
The cheese was found during excavations at the Saqqara necropolis.
Rare artifacts seized from man's home in Hebron
The items were reportedly looted from a cave near Tel Hebron and kept illegally.
21 stolen artifacts seized from New York's Met in smuggling probe
The works include a marble head of the Greek goddess Athena from about 200 BCE, two statues of Castor and Pollux from the Roman Empire and a piece depicting a Hindu deity from the sixth-century.
3,000-year-old Egyptian artifact seized in Memphis, Tennessee
A potentially 3,000-year-old canopic jar was found as it was being smuggled through the city.
Turkish researchers find 7,800-year-old figurine used in fertility rites
The artifact is only the third of its kind to have been discovered fully intact.
Viking sword discovered in Norway by metal detector enthusiasts
The University of Stavanger said: “The sword would have one of the most spectacularly ornamented and heaviest types of swords from the Viking Age.”
Documents of great historic value
Finkelman was presented with a sheaf of documents, which he says gives him a reason to get up in the morning.
This is the experience of requesting a museum exchange from the Vatican - opinion
A museum exchange entails the Vatican loaning Jewish artifacts in its possession to a museum with a history of biblical archaeology.
Ancient magical bowls discovered in Jerusalem home, says IAA
1,500-year-old ‘incantation bowls’ were among hundreds of items found, believed to be intended for the illegal antiquities trade.
