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U.S. Customs Returns Over 200 Ancient Treasures Back to Mexico
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U.S. Customs Returns Over 200 Ancient Treasures Back to Mexico

Including Olmec figurines and ceramics dating back to 900 BCE.
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2,000-Year-Old Receipt Unearthed in Jerusalem Marking a Historic Discovery
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2,000-Year-Old Receipt Unearthed in Jerusalem Marking a Historic Discovery

Complete with customer names inscribed on the chalkstone slab.
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Metal Detectorist Finds Gold Pendant Linked to Henry VIII
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Metal Detectorist Finds Gold Pendant Linked to Henry VIII

The object commemorates the former monarch’s first marriage to Katherine of Aragon.
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UPDATE: Greece Rejects the British Museum’s Loan Offer for the Parthenon Marbles
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UPDATE: Greece Rejects the British Museum’s Loan Offer for the Parthenon Marbles

Following a recent report made by the institution stating that the two sides had made “constructive” talks.
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Tourist Damages 2,000-Year-Old Roman Busts at Vatican Museums
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Tourist Damages 2,000-Year-Old Roman Busts at Vatican Museums

Requiring €15,000 EUR in restoration work.
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Gaza Farmer Accidentally Unearths Well-Preserved Byzantine Mosaic
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Gaza Farmer Accidentally Unearths Well-Preserved Byzantine Mosaic

While examining why some of the trees weren’t growing on his land.
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New York Authorities Have Seized 27 Looted Artifacts From The Met
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New York Authorities Have Seized 27 Looted Artifacts From The Met

Worth up to $13m USD.
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U.S. Customs Seized a Potentially 3,000-year-old Egyptian Artifact Shipped to Memphis
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U.S. Customs Seized a Potentially 3,000-year-old Egyptian Artifact Shipped to Memphis

After the sender made “contradictory statements” on its declared value.
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A New Exhibition at The Met Will Present Greco-Roman Sculptures in Rich Color
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A New Exhibition at The Met Will Present Greco-Roman Sculptures in Rich Color

A unique look at how these works were originally shown in the age of antiquity.
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Man Breaks Into The Dallas Museum of Art and Destroys Several Ancient Greek Artifacts
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Man Breaks Into The Dallas Museum of Art and Destroys Several Ancient Greek Artifacts

Because he was “mad at his girl.”
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