Artifacts
Farmers were digging potatoes - then they found a 3,000-year-old bronze treasure
16 kilograms of ancient metal - offered to the gods or hidden from enemies?
2,000-year-old Greek artifact seized in Jerusalem antique shop raid
Smuggled No More: Egypt Reclaims Ancient Artifacts Hidden in Dutch Museums
World’s first supply chain? 400 imported tools at a Kenyan site shift strategic thinking 600K years
51-year-old Scot caught stealing artifacts from Pompeii
The man could face a summons for trial, with a possible sentence of up to six years in prison and a maximum fine of €1,500.
From Copper Coins to Bone Tools: Kabul Receives Rare Artifacts for Restoration After Decades of War
The Taliban is moving a cache including pottery, metal, glass and ivory pieces, some over 5,000 years old, from a mine.
A 2,800 Years Old Woman’s Footprint from Ararat Exhibited
"The footprint, belonging to a person with shoe size 36, is dated to the Post-Urartian or Late Iron Age period and was discovered in 2018 during excavations in Van."
4,000-year-old handprint discovered on ancient Egyptian 'soul house'
Handprint likely left by ancient potter who moved the clay model before it was dry.
Lost Acropolis piece returns to Athens
Chilean citizen returned the fragment, moved by Greece's struggle to reclaim the Parthenon Sculptures.
Archaeological dig at St Albans pub hailed as 'huge success'
A four-day event attracted approximately 2,400 visitors.
Bayeux Tapestry headed back to Britain, a first in nearly a 1,000 years
In return, artefacts from the Sutton Hoo burial and the Lewis Chessmen will travel to Normandy as part of an unprecedented cross-Channel cultural exchange.
Turkey hands over Babylonian and Akkadian clay tablets to Iraq
The Iraqi government has launched what has come to be known as "recovery diplomacy" as part of its efforts to recover looted artifacts.
Bronze statue, artifacts reveal ancient cult of Odysseus on Ithaca
Excavations at 'Homer's School' reveal artifacts bearing his name and a bronze statue, confirming the existence of an ancient cult worshiping the hero.
Metal detectorist unearths 1,000-year-old Viking gold arm ring on the Isle of Man
The arm-ring was likely used both as jewelry and currency, demonstrating Viking-era practices.
Mental health issues cited as tourist damages Terracotta Army statues
Authorities launch investigation into how visitor breached security to enter pit.
