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Long Misidentified, Object in Museum Is Oldest Drill Found in Egypt

02/10/2026

A small metal object excavated almost 100 years ago has been identified as the oldest known drilling tool yet found in Egypt. The news was reported by Archeology Today. The artifact came from a predynastic cemetery at the archeological site …

Метки : археологиядревние технологииегипетоткрытиянаучные исследованияартефакты

Macron-Backed Bill to Return Colonial-Era Art Passes French Senate

01/30/2026

French senators have unanimously adopted a bill designed to simplify the return of artworks looted during the colonial era, a move that advances President Emmanuel Macron’s long-running effort to recast France’s relationship with its former colonies. The legislation now heads …

Метки : искусствофранцияколониализмартефактывозвращение культурного наследиязаконодательство

Thirty-Five Arrested in Bulgaria, with Ties to Art Trafficking Network

11/21/2025

Bulgarian authorities, with the support of Europol, busted a criminal network involved in the trafficking of thousands of cultural artifacts across Europe on Tuesday, according to Europol. Investigations are still ongoing. Conducted by a Europol operational task force, the investigation …

Метки : #культурапреступностьеврополартефактырасследованиеболгария

After Museum Heist, Syrian Cultural Authorities Face Scrutiny Over Lack of Transparency

11/13/2025

Syria’s Ministry of Culture yesterday appeared to publish details of the artifacts stolen from the Damascus National Museum on Sunday, only to delete the brief statement several hours later. The now-removed post has intensified demands for transparency over what was …

Метки : сириямузейкражаартефактыбезопасностьюнеско

Photos: 36 Ancient Artifacts the US Repatirated to Egypt

11/11/2025

Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced last week that it had recieved 36 artifacts looted from the country and later recovered by US authorities. The pieces, the agency said, are set to be deposited with Egyptian Museum, though it …

Метки : египетархеологиякультурное наследиеартефактыискусствоистория.

Oakland Museum of California Speaks Out About Stolen Artifacts

11/01/2025

Following a theft at the Oakland Museum of California‘s (OMCA) off-site storage facility earlier this month, the museum released a statement on Friday afternoon. On October 15, around 3:30 a.m., a thief or group of thieves broke into the museum’s …

Метки : музейкражаискусствоартефактыоклендкультурное наследие

UNESCO Launches First Virtual Museum of Looted Cultural Objects

10/02/2025

On Monday, UNESCO, the cultural arm of the United Nations, launched the world’s first virtual museum of stolen cultural objects, which lists thousands of artifacts that can be viewed in 3D form. The initiative was launched at UNESCO’s World Conference …

Метки : юнескокультурное наследиеукраинавиртуальный музейвыставкаартефакты

Missing Egyptian Bracelet Found to Have Been Sold and Melted Down

09/20/2025

A little more than a week after a priceless pharaonic gold bracelet disappeared from a conservation lab in Egypt, the country’s Antiques and Tourism Ministry reported that the stolen artifact had been sold for 194,000 Egyptian pounds (around $4,000) and …

Метки : египетфараоныартефакты#культураархеологияконтрабанда

Egyptian Antiquities Trafficker Sentenced to Six Months in Prison

08/28/2025

An Egyptian doctor who was arrested five years ago for importing hundreds of artifacts into the US without declaring them on customs forms has been sentenced to six months in prison by a federal court judge. On August 27, Ashraf …

Метки : артефактыконтрабандаегипетсудебное решениепреступление#культура

Thracian Warrior Tomb With Horse Discovered in Bulgaria

08/13/2025

Archaeologists from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) have uncovered a 2nd century BCE tomb near the Bulgarian village Kapitan Petko Voivoda in the Topolovgrad region, which they are calling the richest-known Hellenistic-era burial found in the country, according to …

Метки : археологияфракийцыкультурное наследиеистория.находкиартефакты

Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy Acquires 11 Price Tower Pieces

08/12/2025

The Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy, which aims to preserve existing buildings by the famed American architect, recently announced it had acquired 11 original pieces by Wright that had been designed for the Price Tower in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. “While the …

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In Video Game, Players Loot Museums to Repatriate African Artifacts

06/24/2025

Have you ever imagined yourself, on a visit to a major museum, busting through a wall, arms full of ill-begotten African artifacts and ready to return them to their rightful homes? No? Well, you may soon have the chance, thanks …

Метки : игрыартефактыnyamakopграбеж#культурарепатриация

Manhattan DA's Office Repatriates Eight Artifacts to Peru

05/19/2025

The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office returned eight artifacts to Peru during a ceremony at the Peruvian consulate in New York on May 15. The items returned included funerary items that were taken illegally from tombs in northern Peru during the …

Метки : артефактыперумочикадревностирепатриациянью-йорк

Dutch Authorities Suspect Stolen Dacian Remains Intact

05/12/2025

Dutch officials now believe the suspects involved in a heist of Dacian gold artifacts from the Drents Museum in Assen earlier this year hid the artifacts after failing to sell them on the black market, Romania Insider reported Monday. The …

Метки : ограблениемузейартефактыдревностьголландские властирасследование