Artifacts

Archaeologists find over 3,000 artifacts from Stone Age to WWII in Netherlands valley

The stream valley lies between the villages of Sleen and Oosterhesselen, and is currently under redevelopment to make space for nature and water. 

One of the 3,000 artifacts discovered in Drenthe, the Netherlands, June 19, 2026.
Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni and Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy sign agreement at first Turkey-Greece Culture Forum, ,June 19, 2026.

Greece returns over 1,000 coins to Turkey in joint effort against antiquities smuggling

Three artifacts returned by American family to Eygpt, June 18, 2026.

US family returns four artifacts to Egypt, including statue head thought to depict female pharoah

Visitors view the Parthenon Marbles, also known as the Elgin Marbles, at the British Museum in London on January 9, 2023.

Greece calls for return of Parthenon Statues from British Museum at UNESCO, backed by 20 countries


Smuggled No More: Egypt Reclaims Ancient Artifacts Hidden in Dutch Museums

A group of rare star-incised vessels and knife-shaped pottery has been returned to Cairo, a win in Egypt’s fight against antiquities trafficking.

The returned artifacts.

World’s first supply chain? 400 imported tools at a Kenyan site shift strategic thinking 600K years

"People often focus on the tools themselves but forget that the real innovation was that people brought raw materials from one place to another," said archeologist Rick Potts.

Stone tools made from raw materials sourced more than 6 miles away from where they were found in southwestern Kenya.

51-year-old Scot caught stealing artifacts from Pompeii

The man could face a summons for trial, with a possible sentence of up to six years in prison and a maximum fine of €1,500.

The artifacts at the hands of the Carabinieri.

From Copper Coins to Bone Tools: Kabul Receives Rare Artifacts for Restoration After Decades of War

The Taliban is moving a cache including pottery, metal, glass and ivory pieces, some over 5,000 years old, from a mine.

Illustration: Archeological remains in Afghanistan.

A 2,800 Years Old Woman’s Footprint from Ararat Exhibited

"The footprint, belonging to a person with shoe size 36, is dated to the Post-Urartian or Late Iron Age period and was discovered in 2018 during excavations in Van."

Illustration: Ancient castle built in Urartu (Ararat), current Turkey.

4,000-year-old handprint discovered on ancient Egyptian 'soul house'

Handprint likely left by ancient potter who moved the clay model before it was dry.

4,000-year-old handprint discovered on ancient Egyptian 'soul house'.

Lost Acropolis piece returns to Athens

Chilean citizen returned the fragment, moved by Greece's struggle to reclaim the Parthenon Sculptures.

Lost Acropolis piece returns to Athens.

Archaeological dig at St Albans pub hailed as 'huge success'

A four-day event attracted approximately 2,400 visitors.

 The Rose and Crown pub, St Albans.

Bayeux Tapestry headed back to Britain, a first in nearly a 1,000 years

In return, artefacts from the Sutton Hoo burial and the Lewis Chessmen will travel to Normandy as part of an unprecedented cross-Channel cultural exchange.

 Bayeux Tapestry headed back to Britain, a first in nearly a 1,000 years.

Turkey hands over Babylonian and Akkadian clay tablets to Iraq

The Iraqi government has launched what has come to be known as "recovery diplomacy" as part of its efforts to recover looted artifacts.

 Clay tablets inscribed with cuneiform script on display in Iraq.