Read more about the article Looted 7th Century BC Artefact Returned To Iraq After Adorning US Museum For 17 Years
Photo shows an artifact that is believed to have been stolen during the pillaging of the Iraq Museum in Baghdad in 2003 and returned to Iraq by FBI, undated. Archaeologists believe the artifact, which stands only 2 1/4 inches tall and 1 1/2 inches wide, dates back 2,700 years. (FBI/Newsflash)
Archaeology

Looted 7th Century BC Artefact Returned To Iraq After Adorning US Museum For 17 Years

US authorities have repatriated a 2,700-year-old artefact stolen from a museum in Iraq 20 years ago. Photo shows an artifact that is believed to have been stolen during the pillaging of the Iraq Museum in Baghdad in 2003 and returned to Iraq by FBI, undated. Archaeologists believe the artifact, which…

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March 18, 2023
Read more about the article Record Ancient Artefact Bust In Turkish Capital Ankara With Nearly 17,000 Coins And 400 Historical Items Seized By Cops
The largest historical artefact capture at one time, including 16,398 coins and 399 pieces of historical jewellery belonging to the Roman, Byzantine, Seljuk and Ottoman periods, were seized in Ankara, Turkey on 9th January 2022. (@EmniyetAnkara/Newsflash)
Archaeology

Record Ancient Artefact Bust In Turkish Capital Ankara With Nearly 17,000 Coins And 400 Historical Items Seized By Cops

Turkish police have carried out their largest ever ancient artefact bust in the capital Ankara, seizing 16,398 coins and 399 other historical items dating back to the Roman, Byzantine, Seljuk and Ottoman periods. The Ankara Anti-Smuggling Crimes Branch Office carried out the raid in Mamak, a district in the city…

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January 12, 2022
Read more about the article 2,000-Year-Old Ancient Rome Artefact Found On Turkish Road
Historical monument thought to belong to the Roman period. (Newsflash)
History

2,000-Year-Old Ancient Rome Artefact Found On Turkish Road

A 2,000-year-old Roman artefact has been found next to a dirt track in a rural Turkish village. The stone artefact with Latin text etched into it was discovered in the rural area of Cicekli near the city of Iznik in the north-western Turkish region of Bursa. The ancient artefact came…

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December 17, 2020
Read more about the article Man Returns Stolen Artefact Fearing Now Is End Of World
Pic Shows: Moshe Manies delivering the 2,000-year-old catapult stone; An Israeli man has returned a 2,000-year-old artefact he stole 15 years ago after suffering a crisis of conscience as he fears the world is about to end in the coronavirus pandemic.
General News

Man Returns Stolen Artefact Fearing Now Is End Of World

An Israeli man has returned a 2,000-year-old artefact he stole 15 years ago after suffering a crisis of conscience as he fears the world is about to end in the coronavirus pandemic. The man, who has not been named, had reportedly stolen the ancient projectile from the City of David…

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March 24, 2020