Artifacts
Rare Christian amulet holding bible scrap, ancient stone seal unearthed at Turkish site - report
“Inside a copper box, we found an extremely thin gold sheet, only 0.1 millimeters thick, most likely carrying a passage from the Bible,” said Michele Ruzgar Massa of Bilkent University.
Greece denies German museum's bid for Parthenon Sculptures amid British Museum ownership fight
Bronze Age hoard, Egyptian diamonds: String of museum heists throughout August shake Europe
Over 20 Stone Age turtle figurines used in ancient rituals found within Turkish cave - report
Cache of 44 Byzantine-era solid gold coins uncovered in Israeli nature reserve
The coins are thought to have been buried around the time of the Muslim Conquest of the Levantine Byzantine Empire in 635 AD.
Ancient Islamic mosaics uncovered at shores of Kinneret
Ancient mosaics were uncovered near Tiberias, on the Sea of Galilee, which reveal new information about life in the Holy Land.
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.
