Antiquities & Archaeology

The Greeks in Egypt: on Sunken Cities at the British Museum

The exhibition explores the interactions between two great civilizations

Hidden antiquities stash discovered in diplomatic car travelling from Jordan to Jerusalem

The local driver was arrested on antiquities smuggling charges last week and has been released on bail

Divers discover 1,600-year-old shipwreck in Israel

Ruins of merchant ship includes rare bronze items in ‘an amazing state of preservation’

Belgium eliminates federal taskforce to fight trafficking in cultural property

Interior minister says art and antiquities crime is ‘not considered a priority’

US Senate blocks the import of art and artefacts from Syria

Bill aimed at ending Islamic State’s rampant looting of archaeological sites is passed in unanimous vote

Walk among Olympic gods—in New York

The Onassis Cultural Center is hosting a major loan exhibition of objects from the archaeological site of Dion

British Museum’s collection to go under the microscope

New scientific research department to focus on organic artefacts, ancient human health and diet, and early technologies and materials

Egypt announces ‘discovery of the century’ hidden behind King Tut’s tomb

Radar scans reveal metallic and organic objects that might be preserved grave goods—perhaps even the secret burial chambers of Queen Nefertiti

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Ruins of an ancient tavern excavated in France reveal Romans enjoyed a drink and some pub grub like the rest of us

Dig this: archaeology crowdfunding site launches campaign for Bronze Age excavation

Supporters will be invited to participate in uncovering a rare burial mound in northwest England this summer

What do we really know about Islamic State’s role in illicit antiquities trade?

Experts at London symposium warn against misinformation and lack of evidence

Armchair archaeologists reveal details of life in ancient Egypt

Online volunteers uncover shopping lists, hangover cures and a match-fixing agreement among Oxyrhynchus papyri fragments

More than 500 cultural objects returned to Ecuador

Ancient artefacts and colonial-era art repatriated from Argentina and Spain

Trove of antiquities found in secret Swiss store—and they are linked to a disgraced British art dealer

Objects widely thought to be connected to Robin Symes will be unveiled in Rome this week

Altamira caves raffle plan is ‘nonsense’, says Spain’s culture secretary

Local tourist minister has proposed auctioning tickets to the heritage site to help raise funds

Lords put pressure on UK government to sign Hague Convention this year

Move could allow cultural heritage experts to set up Blue Shield headquarters in London

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Israeli high court says antiquities dealers must document all artefacts online

Antiquities authority hails December ruling as revolutionary

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France builds grand alliance to protect cultural heritage

Louvre director’s plan calls for co-ordinated response to destruction in Syria and Iraq

Beverly Hills antiquities dealer sentenced to jail for smuggling scheme

California museums caught up in the ring were raided by federal agents in 2008

Icom releases red list of Libyan antiquities at risk

With the country in “chaos” because of civil war, museum council warns officials, institutions and the art trade of the kinds of objects that could be looted

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Isil threat mounts against Roman site in Libya

Pro-Isil fighters temporarily occupied Sabratha

British Museum to stage exhibition of Egyptian underwater archaeology

Next year’s show will focus on recent discoveries at the mouth of the Nile

We’ll store your artefacts, US tells Syrian museums

New framework stresses return principle but some fear that traffickers in illicit objects could abuse it

Bible museum founders may have illicit antiquities from Iraq

Federal investigators have seized more than 200 cuneiform tablets imported from Israel by the Green family

Ancient Egypt 2.0—project launched to scan the pyramids

An international team of experts will map monuments in Giza and Dahshur using lasers, drones, subatomic particles and infrared technology