Antiquities

Antiquities robbers caught digging in ancient Roman burial cave in Galilee

The suspects caused severe damage to the site, which is located in a protected antiquities area.

Antiquities robbers arrested after damaging Roman-period cave in Galilee. January 19.
Ancient 5,000-year-old wine press and Canaanite ritual vessels found near Tel Megiddo.

Ancient 5,000-year-old wine press and Canaanite ritual vessels found near Tel Megiddo

The Grand Egyptian Museum.

Netherlands to return 3,500-year-old Egyptian statue seized in Maastricht

Iraqi Minister of Culture, Tourism and Antiquities Ahmed Fakak Al-Badrani, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Baghdad, Iraq

Iraq says 185 antiquities seized in Britain as clampdown on looted heritage widens


Israeli woman finds ancient figurine of Egyptian goddess on the beach

Amid stormy weather, a resident of Lod saw the figurine floating toward her on the waves.

 An ancient figurine of the goddess Hathor found along Palmahim Beach.

Antiquities Authority calls on Israeli public to return stolen artifacts

Citizens can reach out to the IAA to determine if items are antiques and return items at one of four collection points throughout the country.

 A wooden box containing 15 silver coins from the Maccabean period was discovered in the Judean Desert earlier this year, and will be put on display in the Hasmonean Museum in Modi'in, December 13, 2022.

Should Israel outlaw the sale of archaeological artifacts?

A joint Zoom symposium in Jerusalem and London examines the quasi-legal business of antiquities trading in Israel.

 The entrance to the W.F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research in Jerusalem.

Vatican returns ancient Parthenon marble fragments to Greece

Greece said that they hope the return of the fragments by the Vatican will lead to the British Museum making a similar gesture in the near future.

 A conservator holds one of three Parthenon fragments, returned from the Vatican, at the Parthenon Gallery of the Acropolis Museum, in Athens, Greece March 24, 2023.

Security forces thwart illegal antiquity trade in West Bank

About 270 ancient artifacts were found in the search, including gold, silver and bronze coins from different periods.

  Items recovered from a raid in the West Bank in March 2023.

How did this man get rich by collecting coins?

A man in India collected over 1,200 coins in 45 years - and sold his collection for a quarter of a million dollars.

 Some of the coins seized from an illegal antiquities dealer in Modi'in.

American patron of Israeli archaeology becomes focus of New York’s antiquities trafficking unit

Shelby White has already relinquished at least two dozen items worth at least $20 million.

 “Shelby White & Leon Levy Lod Mosaic Archaeological Center”

Archaeologists find ancient Roman engraved gems in bathhouse drain in England

Ancient Romans wore engraved gems on rings as seals and as objects of fashion.

 An ancient Roman ring set with an intaglio.

Antiquities robbers caught desecrating ancient well looking for lost treasure

It is suspected that the members of the squad were looking for a hidden treasure, which — according to a legend circulating in the south — was buried in a well, located inside a cave.

 The opening of a cave in the Maaravim ruins

Hundreds of ancient artifacts seized from home in northern Israel

About 270 ancient artifacts were found in the search, including coins from different periods and figurines of Medusa.

 Ancient artifacts seized from an antiquities dealer in northern Israel, September 2022