Artifacts
Archaeologists find over 3,000 artifacts from Stone Age to WWII in Netherlands valley
The stream valley lies between the villages of Sleen and Oosterhesselen, and is currently under redevelopment to make space for nature and water.
Greece returns over 1,000 coins to Turkey in joint effort against antiquities smuggling
US family returns four artifacts to Egypt, including statue head thought to depict female pharoah
Greece calls for return of Parthenon Statues from British Museum at UNESCO, backed by 20 countries
Priceless Romanian artifacts recovered a year after being stolen from Dutch museum
The Dutch government last year paid 5.7 million euros to compensate Romania for the theft.
Iron Age hoard rewrites history of wagons in Britain, may have been part of royal memorial - study
The collection's careful arrangement is indicative of a “noisy, symbolic acts of deliberate destruction," showing that the Melsonby Hoard was not just a collection of abandoned valuables.
Roman fort found north of Hadrian’s Wall may have been used to defend against unconquered Scotland
According to GUARD, the fort was constructed on high ground along the Antonine Wall, granting it an unobstructed view of the surrounding area, and intervisible with a much larger fort to the west.
Hunting for stolen history: Inside Israel’s fight to recover its looted past
Israel’s antiquities watchdog is battling black-market theft, forgery, and a global trade that strips history of its story
Ancient sites, modern stakes: The fight to own the West Bank's past - from the editor
As fighting rages, another battle unfolds in the West Bank – over history, heritage, and identity, where competing claims to the past are shaping the future
Palestinian doctor arrested for smuggling Second Temple-period coins from West Bank to Jerusalem
Trading in antiquities and bringing antiquities from the West Bank into Israel without a permit as well as searching for antiquities without a license using a metal detector are criminal offenses.
Polish archaeologists find evidence of legendary king hidden in south Sudan - study
Despite its origin, the decree is seemingly ordinary. Written by a royal scribe named Hamad, it instructs an individual named Khidr to exchange textiles for livestock.
Real-life Indiana Jones: British Museum to hire ‘treasure hunter’ to find stolen artifacts - report
Since the original 2023 announcement of the theft, the museum has recovered 654 of these, the most significant of which was 268 gems returned all at once by the United States.
‘Secrets of ancient Egypt’: Old Kingdom tombs, artifacts discovered on Nile's west bank
The tombs, discovered in the Qubbet el-Hawa site, were complete with shafts and burial chambers.
University of Haifa student discovers 12th century Crusader sword off of Israel’s northern coast
The sword was eventually transferred to Elisha Medical Center in Haifa for an advanced CT scan to examine the blade’s condition without causing it futher harm.
