Artifacts
Researchers discover world’s oldest sewn hide, dated to Ice Age, in Oregon caves - study
Through carbon dating, researchers have ruled that the artifacts are between approximately 11,700 and 12,900 years old, a time when Ice Age temperatures had returned after a brief warm period.
Yad Vashem races to preserve Holocaust artifacts as survivors dwindle
Netherlands to return 3,500-year-old sculpture to Egypt
Over 1,000 artifacts stolen from Oakland Museum storage four days before Louvre jewel heist
Israel's museums enact war protocol to protect most precious treasures
"You really have to choose the finest or the most fragile artifacts," a museum worker said.
Codex Sassoon, oldest complete copy of the Bible, returns to Israel
The ANU Museum will be permanently displaying the codex in Tel Aviv starting on October 11, 2023.
Discovery of emperor's tomb proves ancient power struggle in China
Artifacts buried underground were found, these included terra-cotta figurines, for which the region is well known.
UK Museum shares image of 'blonde ghost,' says mummy left fingerprints
A British museum has revealed a photo of a chilling ghost, along with mysterious fingerprints found in an old coffin.
Archaeologists discover rare Zodiac imagery in Egyptian Esna temple
The team made the discoveries during excavations at the temple of Esna, where they had been preserved by a layer of dirt and soot for almost 2,000 years.
Peruvian archaeologists unearth 30 pre-Inca era graves
Recent excavations in Peru unearthed new details about the Chancay people.
Centuries-old Book of Esther scrolls salvaged from Turkey earthquake rubble
A local elder of Antakya, Turkey's Jewish community handed the scrolls over to ZAKA rescuers, who are working on transporting them to safety.
3,000-year-old sacrificial well uncovered in Germany
The researchers believe that artifacts found in the well were meant as sacrifices for the harvest.
US 'repatriates' rare Assyrian artifact to Palestinian Authority
It is one of a number of looted cultural objects from the Middle East that were recovered and returned to countries in the region, the US said.
Headless Maya statue discovered in excavation of ancient city
The limestone statue has been nicknamed "Yum keeb" - or the god of phallus and fertility.
