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A Rare, Looted Statue of Greek Goddess Has Been Returned to Libya

May 11, 2021

hyperallergic - A 2,000-year-old statue of a Greek goddess looted in 2011 from Libya has finally been repatriated. Experts believe the sculpture is a likeness of Persephone, goddess queen of the underworld and...

A “Sorcerer’s Treasure Trove” Uncovered in Pompeii

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August 15, 2019

Archeology, Art and Technology

Hyperallergic - Archeologists working in the ancient city of Pompeii, Italy, say they have unearthed a cache of amulets, good luck charms, gems, and other items of sorcery. The objects likely belonged to a Roma...

The Stakes Are High for a Museum in the Holy Land

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October 11, 2018

Archeology, Art and Culture, Museums

Hyperallergic - A museum in Jerusalem addresses skeptics who doubt the historicity of Jesus of Nazareth. - read more ...

Meet Artmyn, the Swiss Super-Scanner That Allows You to See Artworks That Would Otherwise Crumble Into Dust

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August 22, 2018

Archeology, Art and Technology

Artnet - The P66 Manuscript, which dates back to the second or third century, is likely the oldest New Testament manuscript in the world. It lives in a safe at the Bodmer Foundation in Cologny, Switzerland, and...

Discovering King Tutankhamun’s tomb: Harry Burton’s photographs

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July 25, 2018

Archeology, Art and Society

BBC - It was one of the most remarkable archaeological discoveries of the 20th Century. But what was it like to first point a lens into the 3,000-year-old tomb of King Tutankhamun? That job fell to Harry Burto...

Syrian museums seek Russian expertise to restore destroyed Palmyra sculptures

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July 24, 2018

Archeology, Art and Society, Trending

The Art Newspaper - Syrian museum workers are consulting with Russian specialists on the restoration of statues from Palmyra, the ancient city that has been liberated twice from Islamic State (IS) since 2015, a...

World Monuments Fund gives $1m for post-quake restoration of Mexican archaeological site

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June 19, 2018

Archeology, Art and Culture

The Art Newspaper - Efforts to restore the earthquake-damaged Pre-Columbian archaeological site of Monte Albán in southern Mexico’s Oaxaca Valley received a major boost last month with a $1m award from the Worl...

France to help build a ‘new Petra’ in Saudi Arabia with estimated $20bn deal

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April 10, 2018

Archeology, Trending

The Art Newspaper - A ten-year agreement between France and Saudi Arabia is due to be signed on Tuesday (10 April), during Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman’s visit to Paris, to develop the Al-Ula region into a ...

China archeologists dig up world history

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October 12, 2017

Archeology, Art and Culture

Shanghai Daily - On a sunny, humid morning at an open area of tropical forest in Honduras, a group of 16 locals and two Chinese men are on an archeological dig. Suddenly a snake slithers in the debris. Frighten...

Hobby Lobby agrees to pay $3m fine for Iraqi looted artifacts

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July 11, 2017

Archeology, Trending

The Art Newspaper- The Oklahoma City-based Hobby Lobby is known to most Americans for its refusal to pay for health insurance that includes female contraception, but last week the arts-and-crafts vendor gained ...