CAIRO (AP).- Egypt’s top archaeologist has formally requested the return of the 3,300-year-old bust of Queen Nefertiti that has been in a Berlin museum for decades, the latest move in his eight-year-old campaign to bring home ancient artifacts spirited…
Exhibition at Canadian Museum of Civilization Explores the Vibrant Culture of the Haida
GATINEAU, QUEBEC.- The remarkable sophistication and complexity of the vibrant Haida culture is explored in a special exhibition presented through January 23, 2011 at the Canadian Museum of Civilization. Haida: Life. Spirit. Art. features more than 80 …
Ancient Skulls Mailed to Brigham Young University
PROVO (AP).- The Utah state archaeologist has determined the age of three mystery skulls mailed to Brigham Young University. KSL-TV reports the skulls were determined to be from about 1100 to 1300 A.D. That fits with the early suspicions of investig…
Ex-Getty Curator Trafficking Trial Ends in Italy
ROME (AP).- A defense lawyer says a Rome judge has ended the trial of a former J. Paul Getty Museum antiquities curator because the statute of limitations on charges against her have expired. Alessandro Vannucci said the eight-year-long limit against …
Authorities in Iraq Finds Missing Artifacts in Premier’s Storage
BAGHDAD (AP).- More than 600 ancient artifacts that were smuggled out of Iraq, recovered and lost again have been found misplaced among kitchen supplies in storage at the prime minister’s office, the antiquities minister said Monday. The 638 items incl…
Authorities in Iraq Finds Missing Artifacts in Premier’s Storage
BAGHDAD (AP).- More than 600 ancient artifacts that were smuggled out of Iraq, recovered and lost again have been found misplaced among kitchen supplies in storage at the prime minister’s office, the antiquities minister said Monday. The 638 items incl…
Iraq Finds Missing Artifacts in Premier’s Storage
BAGHDAD (AP).- More than 600 ancient artifacts that were smuggled out of Iraq, recovered and lost again have been found misplaced among kitchen supplies in storage at the prime minister’s office, the antiquities minister said Monday. The 638 items incl…
British Museum Gets $38 Million Gift from John Sainsbury
LONDON (AP).- The British Museum says it is getting 25 million pounds ($38 million) from John Sainsbury, the former chairman of Britain’s eponymous supermarket chain. The donation is one of the biggest gifts to the arts in recent decades and will hel…
British Museum Gets $38 Million Gift
LONDON (AP).- The British Museum says it is getting 25 million pounds ($38 million) from John Sainsbury, the former chairman of Britain’s eponymous supermarket chain. The donation is one of the biggest gifts to the arts in recent decades and will hel…
Italian Police Show Latest Recovery of Looted Art at the Colosseum
ROME (AP).-
Italian police have recovered hundreds of ancient
artifacts in
their latest effort to crack down on the looting of art, and have
looted
art, and they chose a unique setting to display them Friday: the
Co…