Read more about the article ANCIENT ARTEFACTS: Tools Dating Back Half A Million Years And Used By Extinct Human Ancestors Unearthed In Polish Cave
Picture shows the artefacts and drawings of them, during the analysis, undated. The flint tools discovered over 50 years ago in Tunel Wielki cave, in Poland were found to be half a million years old after an extensive project aimed at analysing artefacts by the University of Warsaw. (M. Kot/Newsflash)
Archaeology

ANCIENT ARTEFACTS: Tools Dating Back Half A Million Years And Used By Extinct Human Ancestors Unearthed In Polish Cave

These tools used by an extinct ancestor of modern-day humans and found in a cave in Poland have been dated back half a million years. The impressive discovery was made at the Tunel Wielki cave in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship in south-eastern Poland, with experts saying that the discovery challenges…

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October 21, 2022
Read more about the article RETURN OF THE MUMMY: GBP 3.5 Million Looted Ancient Egyptian Artefacts Seized From Dealers
Photo shows one of the 16 Egyptian artifacts recovered from the United States of America, undated photo. Dr. Mustafa Waziri, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council for Archeology, said, noting that the recovered items had been smuggled out of the country illegally, as investigations conducted in the United States of America have proven in three different cases. (@tourismandantiq/Newsflash)
History

RETURN OF THE MUMMY: GBP 3.5 Million Looted Ancient Egyptian Artefacts Seized From Dealers

Looted Egyptian artefacts worth GBP 3.5 million have been returned after an international police probe into stolen treasures. Officials say 16 rare artefacts have been returned to their homeland after the investigation into some the world's most prolific dealers. These investigations proved that the objects had been smuggled into the…

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September 26, 2022
Read more about the article Man Loots 1,200yo Artefacts And Posts Snaps Online
Spanish police recover stolen valuable archaeological pieces. The artefacts recovered by the police which are belived to date back to 1,200-500 BC. (Newsflash)
Crime

Man Loots 1,200yo Artefacts And Posts Snaps Online

A man has been arrested for plundering valuable artefacts that date back as far as 1,200 years before Christ after posting snaps of the loot on social media. The items originated from the Tartessian culture that existed in southern Spain centuries before the birth of Christ. The archaeological pieces, aged…

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August 12, 2020
Read more about the article Dad And Son Stole UNESCO Lakes 3000 Ancient Artefacts
Pic Shows: Police found some 3,000 items dating back as far as prehistory and stolen from a UNESCO-protected lake; These startling images from the French police show the 3,000-strong trove of priceless prehistoric and Bronze Age artefacts a dad and son allegedly pillaged from a UNESCO-protected lake for over "years".
General News / History

Dad And Son Stole UNESCO Lakes 3000 Ancient Artefacts

These startling images from the French police show the 3,000-strong trove of priceless prehistoric and Bronze Age artefacts a dad and son allegedly pillaged from a UNESCO-protected lake for "years". They would dive into the lake with a metal detector and bring the relics - many of which date back…

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February 21, 2020
Read more about the article German Woman Returns Ancient Artefacts To Mexico
Pic shows: The pre-Hispanic objects recovered by Mexico The Mexican authorities have successfully petitioned for the return of three pre-Hispanic archaeological artefacts that were in the possession of a woman in Germany.
Archaeology / General News

German Woman Returns Ancient Artefacts To Mexico

Story By: Jonathan Macias, Sub Editor: Joseph Golder, Agency: Central European News  A German woman who inherited valuable pre-Hispanic archaeological artefacts in her father's estate has voluntarily handed them back to Mexican officials. According to the Mexican Secretary of Foreign Affairs, the three artefacts that in one case are up to 1,800 years old were…

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January 23, 2020