Nearly all of the jewels from Dresden’s dramatic Green Vault heist in 2019 will once again be on display in their original location.

Five years after a $124-million museum heist shocked the world, recovered jewels returned home

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The coins were found beneath a home and were likely hidden by mercenaries.

Pot overflowing with gold coins discovered in ancient Greek city in Turkey

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A trove of artifacts from Egypt’s last dynasty has been discovered in 63 tombs in the Nile Delta area and experts are working to restore and classify the finds, an official with the country’s antiquities authority said Monday. The artifacts include gold pieces and jewelry dating to Egypt’s...

A trove of artifacts from Egypt’s last dynasties has been found in 63 tombs

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 Archaeologists in the Czech Republic have found a hoard of buried weapons and jewellery dating to around 1600 BC, a rare discovery that could shed more light on life in central Europe during the Bronze Age.Researchers surveying a site in the town of Budyně nad Ohří stumbled upon the bronze artefacts, including eight axes and pieces of jewellery, from over 3,600 years ago.The site, 40km northwest of the capital Prague, was first found a year ago by an archaeologist using a metal detector.A series of excavations since have unearthed eight arm rings, as many axes, two pins and one...

Archaeologists find 3,600-year-old stash of buried weapons and jewellery in Czech Republic

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An extremely rare discovery has just been made in the ancient Egyptian necropolis of Tel el-Deir in Damietta. There, excavations have revealed dozens of burials that have been untouched for millennia; mudbrick chambers that still contained the precious treasures with which the dead had been interred more than 2,500 years ago.

Gold Treasure Trove Found in Untouched Graves of Ancient Egyptian Necropolis

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Researchers studying an underwater city in Italy say they have found an ancient mosaic floor that was once the base of a Roman villa, a discovery that the local mayor called "stupendous." The discovery was made in Bay Sommersa, a marine-protected area and UNESCO World Heritage Site off the northern...

Archaeologists make stunning underwater discovery of ancient mosaic in sea off Italy

A trove of ancient artifacts from Egypt’s last dynasty has been discovered in 63 tombs in the Nile Delta area and experts are working to restore and classify the finds.An official with the country’s antiquities authority confirmed the news on Monday.The artifacts include gold pieces and jewelry dating back to Egypt's Late and Ptolemaic periods, and some items could be displayed at one of the country's museums, said Neveine el-Arif, spokeswoman for the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.An Egyptian archaeological mission with the Supreme Council of Antiquities discovered the mud-brick tombs at the Tell al-Deir necropolis in Damietta city in...

Archaeologists discover trove of ancient artifacts from Egypt’s last dynasty

A man allegedly tried to illegally sell three rare Roman-era silver ingots that his great-grandmother reportedly found in her garden years ago.

Rare Roman-era silver ingots depicting Constantine the Great seized from alleged black-market sale

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

Spanish authorities are investigating a man who allegedly damaged cave paintings that are thousands of years old by pouring water on them in order to take better photos for social media.

Man under investigation in Spain for pouring water on ancient cave paintings to get a sharper photo

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The discovery was made in Region IX, Insula 10 in Pompeii, as a part of a larger excavation to secure the edge of the ancient site.

Pompeii archaeologists discover remains of 2 bodies with 'cache of treasure'

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Archeologists believe that the newly discovered skeletons were a man and a woman who spent their final moments in what is believed to be a bedroom.

Newly found skeletons in Pompeii spent last moments hiding from eruption in bedroom

New artefacts have been uncovered on the 18th Century Spanish galleon dubbed the “holy grail of shipwrecks” off the coast of Colombia. The San José ship belonged to the Spanish Navy and was sunk by the British in 1708 as it was heading to Colombia's port city Cartagena loaded with tonnes of gold and silver coins.

New artefacts found on ‘holy grail of shipwrecks’ off Colombia

Marie Antoinette’s head, before she notoriously lost it, was adorned with some pretty serious jewels—and so too were her wrists. One of the bracelets worn by the last queen of France is on view at Bergdorf Goodman in New York through Oct. 28. This cameo bracelet was made...

Bracelet Owned by Marie Antoinette Currently on View in New York

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	Kasper König, whose trailblazing work as a curator, museum director, and educator has had a profound influence on the course of contemporary art for more than half a century, died at 80. His death was announced on Saturday by Skulptur Projekte Münster, the sculpture-oriented exhibition that he founded.Pierre Levai, Dealer Who Made Marlborough Gallery a Force, Dies at 87




	König was one of those remarkable figures—rare in any field—who was able to keep alighting in new places, with important new projects, decade after decade. 




	In the 1960s, while in his 20s, he organized exhibitions with Claes Oldenburg and Andy Warhol at...

Kasper König, Storied Exhibition Maker and Institution Builder, Dies at 80

An expired export permit stated the painting by Leonardo da Vinci titled "Portrait Giacomo Trivultio" was valued at approximately $1.43 million.

Man arrested in France for attempting to smuggle fake $1.3M da Vinci painting

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Last Thursday, agents from the South Central Drug Task Force (SCDTF) made an arrest following a successful execution of a search warrant at a residence in Ocilla. According to officials, the search yielded a significant quantity of drugs, including tablets suspected to contain fentanyl, associated with a criminal street gang.

Successful Drug Bust in Ocilla Leads to Arrest Linked to 'Local Criminal Street Gang'

New artifacts have been found on the legendary Spanish galleon San Jose, Colombia's government announced Thursday, after the first robotic exploration of the three-century-old shipwreck. In February, the Colombian government announced it would begin extractions from the ship off its Caribbean coast, with the wreckage believed to be holding treasures...

New finds in treasure-laden shipwreck off Colombia

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A significant trove of artifacts from Egypt’s last dynasty has been unearthed in 63 tombs in the Nile Delta area, according to a statement by the country’s antiquities authority on Monday. The discoveries, made in the Tell al-Deir necropolis in Damietta city, have prompted a major restoration and classification effort by experts. This extensive work is crucial for preserving and understanding these ancient treasures.

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	Ukraine has accused Russia of transforming Tauric Chersonese in Crimea, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, into a “historical and archaeological park,” and called on the United Nations to intervene. Two Arrested for Vandalism of Brooklyn Museum Director's House, New Banksy Mural Already Missing, Ukraine Asks UN for Help, and More: Morning Links for August 9, 2024




	The site, an ancient city founded by Greeks in the 5th century BCE on the northern shores of the Black Sea, was added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List in 2013. The following year, Russia illegally annexed the Crimean Peninsula. Ukraine and its allies do not recognize...

Ukraine Calls on UN to Protect World Heritage Site in Crimea at Center of New ‘Archaeological Park’

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Royal Jewels, Previously the Center of an Art Heist, Back on Display in Dresden, Germany













	After being stolen in a multi-million dollar heist in 2019 and recovered in subsequent years, the historical Green Vault jewels are back on display in Dresden,...

Royal Jewels, Previously the Center of an Art Heist, Back on Display in Dresden, Germany

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