…an artifact’s return. In its most basic form the argument goes like this: if the British Museum agreed to return the Parthenon Sculptures to Greece it would set a dangerous…
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…praised Shlomi for coming forward with the discovery. “Every ancient artifact that is found helps us piece together the historical puzzle of the Land of Israel. Once the sword has…
Rare ancient coin worth $1M seized from smugglers in Turkey As a result of the operations conducted against historical artifact smugglers in 30 cities including Adana, authorities have found an…
…per cent’ solved the mystery surrounding the artifact’s message,” The Sun reported, adding that “Gareth Owens, a linguist and archaeologist at the Crete Technological Institute, said the key to unlocking…
…rare cases under Ottoman authority where permission was granted to remove an historical artifact (a sarcophagus lid from ancient Halicarnassus) four separate firmans were issued, one for each piece of…
…identical meaning. The artifact thus held the key to solving the riddle of hieroglyphics, a written language that had been “dead” for nearly 2,000 years. When Napoleon, an emperor known…
…Riad al-Qassas, had been “incorrectly declared” on arrival to the UK as border officials believed it was worth £72,000 and originally Turkish. The artifact was discovered in a west London…
…and further strengthening our ties. Wishing you the best Mr Kyrimis,” Dizayee posted on Twitter. *More on GCT: Researchers in Kurdistan’s Duhok find Greek artifact over 2,000 years old Advertisment….
…ancient world. The theft prevention unit primarily focuses on items produced before 1700 A.D. Officials are now studying each artifact individually and sending photos of the objects to international law…
The Department of Antiquities in Kurdistan Region’s Duhok province announced on Monday the discovery of an ancient artifact that dates back over 2,000 years. Experts in Duhok found the item…
…was illegally exported from Greece, after a U.S. court rejected an auction house’s bid to proceed with the sale of the artifact, Associated Press reported. The ministry statement said the…
…that it was not just a piece of marble.” The artifact turned out to be an early Hellenistic statue bearing every hallmark of Alexander the Great. It was a powerful…
An Ancient Greek tombstone that was illegally smuggled out of Greece and ended up on sale at the famous Sotheby’s in London has been returned to Athens after it was…
…the 12th or 13th centuries. According to local media Nea Kriti, the artifact will be handed over to the Director of Antiquities on Monday. Heraklion Port Authorities also urged all…
…artifacts have been handed over to Greek authorities by German citizens whose deceased relatives were in possession of these items. The artifact is now with the National Archaeological Museum. Advertisment….
…Ministry of Culture announced. The ancient artifact was delivered to the office of the Greek Embassy in Berlin by a German, who said that it was probably transferred from the…
…Head of the underwater archaeology unit of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Sergei Olkhovskiy has commented that the discovery of the terracotta is a unique artifact of the Northern Black…
…the trade of stolen antiquities, and today, I am gratified to return another treasured artifact to its rightful owner, the Hellenic Republic and people of Greece,” said District Attorney Vance….
…Greek mainland. Their reconstruction of his appearance was based on an analysis of his skull and an artifact recovered in his rich grave and was one of the topics presented…