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Priceless Romanian artifacts recovered a year after being stolen from Dutch museum

The Dutch government last year paid 5.7 million euros to compensate Romania for the theft.

Golden Helmet of Cotofenesti and gold bracelets recovered after being stolen from a Dutch museum, April 3, 2026.
Pottery vessels, discovered alongside jewelry and other artifacts, inside Old Kingdom tombs at the Qubbet el-Hawa site in Aswan, Egypt, February 26, 2026.

‘Secrets of ancient Egypt’: Old Kingdom tombs, artifacts discovered on Nile's west bank

Divers carrying amphorae from the fourth century AD Roman shipwreck discovered off the coast of Gallipoli, southern Italy in June 2025.

Authorities reveal discovery of fourth century Roman shipwreck off Italy’s southern coast

The Knesset Education, Culture and Sports Committee approved the advancement of a controversial bill to establish an authority to oversee antiquities and heritage sites in the West Bank, February 5, 2026.

Israel advances bill for authority over West Bank heritage, archaeology sites


Letters to the Editor August 9, 2023: Power of ideas

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

 Letters

Don't let the Palestinians erase the Jewish history of Israel - editorial

Joshua’s battle over Jericho is ancient history but there is an important battle to fight today – combating the replacement of Jewish history by the Palestinian narrative in UNESCO

A general view of the UNESCO headquarters in Paris

UNESCO to rule on ancient Jericho as Palestinian World Heritage site

Jericho prides itself on being the oldest most continuously inhabited city in the world, dating back over 10,000 years and for being at the lowest point below sea level of any municipality.

 An image of the ancient Jericho archaeological site.

At Peru temple site, archaeologists explore 3,000-year-old 'condor's passageway'

The entrance to the "condor's passageway" was first explored by a Stanford University team using cameras mounted on robots.

 The archaeological site of Chavin de Huantar, which is a UNESCO World Heritage site, is seen some 155 miles (250 km) north of Lima July 18, 2008. A museum opened near the site with an exhibition of ceramic pieces and rock sculptures from a culture that flourished around 900 B.C.

The battle over UNESCO - opinion

Washington owes the UN some $619 million in past dues because it did not pay what it owed UNESCO. It appears that now the administration will make good on this debt.

 UNESCO HEADQUARTERS in Paris: UNESCO resolutions became a critical element in the international effort undertaken by Israel’s adversaries to delegitimize the Jewish state, says the writer.

UNESCO votes to reinstate US as member

US law forbids Washington from funding UN bodies that have admitted Palestine as a full member. The American return to UNESCO was enabled after a waiver from Congress.

A general view of the UNESCO headquarters in Paris

UNESCO member states set to give green light to US return

UNESCO is best known for designating and protecting archaeological and heritage sites, from the Galapagos Islands to the tombs of Timbuktu.

A general view of the UNESCO headquarters in Paris

'Pizza' painting found in ancient Roman ruins of Pompeii

What may be the ancestor of the modern pizza has been discovered in a fresco in the Roman city of Pompeii.

Archaeologists discover ancient 'Street Food Shop' - Pompeii

Tel Aviv’s White City to mark 20 years as UNESCO world heritage site

The White City district has given rise to an annual late-night cultural celebration that will take place June 29.

 View of the Boat House, on 76 Levanda Street, in Tel Aviv, built in Bauhaus style by architect Shimon Hamadi Levi in 1934. November 06, 2018.

Joe Biden’s UNESCO fiasco

The US move to rejoin UNESCO comes just after the organization passed a series of anti-Israel resolutions.

 UNESCO DIRECTOR-GENERAL Audrey Azoulay (C) visits Kyiv, Ukraine, in early April.