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


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.

Columns at the temple of Khnum, Esna

Peruvian archaeologists unearth 30 pre-Inca era graves

Recent excavations in Peru unearthed new details about the Chancay people.

 An archaeologist from the University of San Marcos works at the site of a burial belonging to the Chantay pre-Columbian culture, which was found in a cemetery at Macaton mountain in the north-central Huaral valley, in Huaral, Peru

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.

 Chaim Otmazgin, commander of ZAKA's team in rescue mission to Turkey, with the ancient Book of Esther scrolls recovered among the ruins of Antakya, Turkey following devastating earthquakes

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.

Sunflowers are silhouetted during sunset in Germering near Munich, August 4, 2011.

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.

 A man places a Palestinian flag on a fence surrounding the U.S. consulate during a rally in support of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' bid for statehood recognition in the United Nations, in Arab East Jerusalem September 21, 2011

Headless Maya statue discovered in excavation of ancient city

The limestone statue has been nicknamed "Yum keeb" - or the god of phallus and fertility.

 Workers of Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) talk next to a sculpture carved in stone representing the Mayan god of fertility Yum Kee, in the archaeological zone of Oxkintok, in Maxcanu, state of Yucatan, in Mexico, December 7, 2022.

Italian researchers discover ancient Roman villa with mosaic

The villa was built by Publius Vedius Pollio in the first century BCE.

Villa of Vedius Pollio in Naples, Italy

Egyptians demand return of Rosetta Stone from British Museum

Experts believe that as the global perception of history shifts, Western museums could continue to receive such requests.

 Front-facing Rosetta Stone

Ancient Egyptian amulet discovered in Turkey

The amulet features markings such as a hand holding a sword, letter characters and a pair of wings.

View of Amasra Castle

Thor's hammer discovered in Sweden, just a bit smaller

The amulet is described as a "one of a kind," by archaeologists, the report said. Coins dating back to the ancient Roman period have also been discovered at the site.

 A copy of the Thor's hammer from Skåne (Scania), Sweden. The original Thor's hammer is made of silver. It was created around 1000 AD and found in 1877.