Artifacts

Eight-year-old boy visiting Ramon Crater finds over 1,700-year-old statue fragment hidden in rocks

“I was looking for special things on the ground that I could show in class,” Wolynitz shared. “ Suddenly, I noticed an interesting stone with stripes lying on the ground, and picked it up.”

Eight-year-old Dor Wolynitz with the over 1,700-year-old statuette fragment he found in the Ramon Crater area, May 11, 2026.
Statues of ancient Greek and Roman dieties discovered in  in the Muharram Bek neighborhood of Alexandria, Egypt, May 8, 2026.

Collection of Greek, Roman, Byzantine artifacts discovered in neighborhood of Egypt’s Alexandria

The Hebrew manuscript inscribed in gold on python skin, displayed alongside its copper casing, at the Gaziantep Provincial Gendarmerie Command, April 24, 2026.

Turkish authorities reportedly seize gold Hebrew manuscript inscribed on python skin

Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni with five artifacts returned to Greece by a family from Chicago, April 28, 2026.

Finally returning home: American family repatriates five ancient artifacts to Greece


Over 1,000 artifacts stolen from Oakland Museum storage four days before Louvre jewel heist

The break-in occurred around 3:30 a.m. on 15 October, when one or more intruders slipped into the museum’s 9,000-square-meter warehouse outside downtown Oakland.

Over 1,000 artifacts stolen from Oakland Museum storage four days before Louvre jewel heist.

From luxurious liner to wartime tragedy: Titanic’s sister ship Britannic's artifacts recovered

“Divers have recovered artifacts from the Britannic for the first time, including the observation bell, navigation light, Turkish bath tiles, and a pair of binoculars.

A diver photographing the Britannic ruins.

A royal artifact that survived revolution, theft, and decades of exile to return home to Serbia

78-centimeter tall silver candelabrum by goldsmith Anton Kol represents King Milan Obrenović's efforts to create European-style court.

The candelabrum, finally coming home.

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?

The finds were painstakingly uncovered from a lump over months

2,000-year-old Greek artifact seized in Jerusalem antique shop raid

A lead weight from 147 BCE—marked by a powerful market official—may tie to a major political dynasty in Edom’s ancient capital.

The weight of one Mina, equivalent to 100 Greek drachmas.

Smuggled No More: Egypt Reclaims Ancient Artifacts Hidden in Dutch Museums

A group of rare star-incised vessels and knife-shaped pottery has been returned to Cairo, a win in Egypt’s fight against antiquities trafficking.

The returned artifacts.

World’s first supply chain? 400 imported tools at a Kenyan site shift strategic thinking 600K years

"People often focus on the tools themselves but forget that the real innovation was that people brought raw materials from one place to another," said archeologist Rick Potts.

Stone tools made from raw materials sourced more than 6 miles away from where they were found in southwestern Kenya.

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.

The artifacts at the hands of the Carabinieri.

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.

Illustration: Archeological remains in Afghanistan.

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."

Illustration: Ancient castle built in Urartu (Ararat), current Turkey.