Read more about the article Ancient Artefacts Worth USD 20m Including Julius Caesar Murder Coin Returned To Greece
Photo shows one of the several antiquities returned to Greece, undated. The US returned 29 antiquities to Greece during a repatriation ceremony at the Greek Consulate of New York on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. (@culturegr/Newsflash)
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Ancient Artefacts Worth USD 20m Including Julius Caesar Murder Coin Returned To Greece

Twenty-nine ancient artefacts worth USD 20 million have been returned to Greece by the United States, including a coin that was minted to commemorate the murder of Julius Caesar. Photo shows one of the several antiquities returned to Greece, undated. The US returned 29 antiquities to Greece during a repatriation…

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March 26, 2023
Read more about the article More Than Half Exhibited Benin Objects In Switzerland Were Most Likely Looted By British Troops, Shows Research
Picture shows the Hip mask, from the Kingdom of Benin, undated. Eight Swiss museums are a part of the Benin Initiative Switzerland, to research the origin of their holdings from Kingdom of Benin. (Museum Rietberg, Rainer Wolfsberger/Newsflash)
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More Than Half Exhibited Benin Objects In Switzerland Were Most Likely Looted By British Troops, Shows Research

Over half of the artefacts from the former African Kingdom of Benin that are exhibited in Switzerland ended up there after they were stolen by British soldiers in the 19th century according to new research. Picture shows the Hip mask, from the Kingdom of Benin, undated. Eight Swiss museums are…

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February 7, 2023
Read more about the article MAKE A WISH: Archaeologists Discover 3,000-Year-Old Ritual Wishing Well Filled With Over 100 Well-Preserved Artefacts
Image shows the wishing well that was discovered in Bavaria, Germany, undated photo. More than 100 preserved artifacts were found inside on Friday, Dec. 12, 2022. (Marcus Guckenbiehl/Newsflash)
Archaeology

MAKE A WISH: Archaeologists Discover 3,000-Year-Old Ritual Wishing Well Filled With Over 100 Well-Preserved Artefacts

Archaeologists have discovered a Bronze Age ritual wishing well filled with over 100 well-preserved artefacts in Bavaria. Image shows the wishing well that was discovered in Bavaria, Germany, undated photo. More than 100 preserved artifacts were found inside on Friday, Dec. 12, 2022. (Marcus Guckenbiehl/Newsflash) The Bavarian State Office for…

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January 16, 2023
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)
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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