Artifacts
Over 30 mummified cats, ancient Egyptian tombs, coffins discovered at Luxor necropolis site
According to preliminary studies, four of the coffins date to the 18th Dynasty, including one bearing the name of Merit, believed to be a chantress of Amun.
Eight-year-old boy visiting Ramon Crater finds over 1,700-year-old statue fragment hidden in rocks
Collection of Greek, Roman, Byzantine artifacts discovered in neighborhood of Egypt’s Alexandria
Turkish authorities reportedly seize gold Hebrew manuscript inscribed on python skin
Egyptian mummy cheese? Researchers find 2,600-year-old cheese at necropolis
The cheese was found during excavations at the Saqqara necropolis.
Rare artifacts seized from man's home in Hebron
The items were reportedly looted from a cave near Tel Hebron and kept illegally.
21 stolen artifacts seized from New York's Met in smuggling probe
The works include a marble head of the Greek goddess Athena from about 200 BCE, two statues of Castor and Pollux from the Roman Empire and a piece depicting a Hindu deity from the sixth-century.
3,000-year-old Egyptian artifact seized in Memphis, Tennessee
A potentially 3,000-year-old canopic jar was found as it was being smuggled through the city.
Turkish researchers find 7,800-year-old figurine used in fertility rites
The artifact is only the third of its kind to have been discovered fully intact.
Viking sword discovered in Norway by metal detector enthusiasts
The University of Stavanger said: “The sword would have one of the most spectacularly ornamented and heaviest types of swords from the Viking Age.”
Documents of great historic value
Finkelman was presented with a sheaf of documents, which he says gives him a reason to get up in the morning.
This is the experience of requesting a museum exchange from the Vatican - opinion
A museum exchange entails the Vatican loaning Jewish artifacts in its possession to a museum with a history of biblical archaeology.
Ancient magical bowls discovered in Jerusalem home, says IAA
1,500-year-old ‘incantation bowls’ were among hundreds of items found, believed to be intended for the illegal antiquities trade.
Archaeologists find weapon parts and temple in ancient Greek city in Italy
Velia was part of a group of Greek colonies along the coast of southern Italy called Magna Graecia.
