US returns smuggled ancient artifacts to Libya

1 month ago

Italian police seize Estruscan treasures stolen from ancient grave by amateur ‘tomb raiders’

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1 month ago

Italy recovers Etruscan artifacts dug up by ‘amateurish’ tomb raiders

CNN

CNN — Italian authorities have recovered precious 3rd century B.C. The artifacts, including eight urns, two sarcophagi and beauty accessories such as bronze mirrors and a perfume bottle still redolent of its original scent, are worth at least 8 million euros, Carabinieri art police said. Police seized the loot from two entrepreneurs who had unearthed Etruscan burial chambers while excavating …

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1 month ago

Italy recovers Etruscan artifacts worth $8.5 million bound for black market

Associated Press

ROME — Italian authorities announced Tuesday the seizure of an illegal excavation of an Etruscan burial site in the central Umbria region and are investigating two people for suspected theft of urns, sarcophagi and other artifacts worth 8 million euros intended for sale on the black market. The illegal dig was adjacent to another Etruscan burial site discovered by a …

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1 month, 1 week ago

US returns looted antiquities worth $10 million to India

CNN

CNN — The United States has returned more than 1,400 looted artifacts worth $10 million to India as part of an ongoing initiative to repatriate stolen art from countries across South and Southeast Asia, the Manhattan District Attorney’s office announced Wednesday. The repatriations resulted from “several ongoing investigations” into looting networks, including those operated by convicted art traffickers Nancy Wiener …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

56 lost Chinese cultural relics returned from Italy

China Daily

President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan, together with Italian President Sergio Mattarella and his daughter Laura Mattarella, view Chinese artifacts returned by Italy at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Nov 8, 2024. In a gesture of international cooperation on cultural heritage protection, Italy has returned to China 56 cultural relics that were …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

56 lost Chinese cultural relics returned from Italy

China Daily

President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan, together with Italian President Sergio Mattarella and his daughter Laura Mattarella, view Chinese artifacts returned by Italy at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Nov 8, 2024. In a gesture of international cooperation on cultural heritage protection, Italy has returned to China 56 cultural relics that were …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

56 Chinese cultural relics returned from Italy

China Daily

President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan, together with Italian President Sergio Mattarella and his daughter Laura Mattarella, view Chinese artifacts returned by Italy at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Nov 8, 2024. On Friday night, President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan appreciated cultural relics that were recently returned from Italy …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

56 Chinese cultural relics returned from Italy

China Daily

President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan, together with Italian President Sergio Mattarella and his daughter Laura Mattarella, view Chinese artifacts returned by Italy at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Nov 8, 2024. On Friday night, President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan appreciated cultural relics that were recently returned from Italy …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

56 Chinese cultural relics returned from Italy

China Daily

President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan, together with Italian President Sergio Mattarella and his daughter Laura Mattarella, view Chinese artifacts returned by Italy at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Nov 8, 2024. On Friday night, President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan appreciated cultural relics that were recently returned from Italy …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Archaeologists unearth shock ancient Middle Kingdom Egyptian tomb

The Independent

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Ancient Egyptian Tomb Uncovered in Luxor, Egypt

Associated Press

Archaeologists in Egypt and the United States have unearthed an ancient Middle Kingdom Egyptian tomb near the famed city of Luxor. The tomb dates back to the 1938 B.C.-1630 B.C. and was found in the South Asasif necropolis, next to the Temple of Hatshepsut on the Nile's West Bank in Luxor. The tomb contains 11 sealed burials, suggesting that it …

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2 months ago

Construction workers stumble upon ‘exceptionally preserved’ Roman statue near ancient city

The Independent

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3 months ago

US hands over 297 stolen Indian antiquities amid PM Modi's visit

Hindustan Times

During Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ongoing visit, the US handed “297 antiquities” to India that had been smuggled out of the country, an official statement on Sunday said. The official statement from the Prime Minister's Office said “On the occasion of the visit of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi to the United States, the US side facilitated the return of …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Archaeologists discover trove of ancient artifacts from Egypt’s last dynasty

The Independent

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5 months, 1 week ago

Cultural treasure or painful reminder? Libya’s colonial architecture

Al Jazeera

Residents of Tripoli and Benghazi are divided about what should be done with their Italian colonial heritage. “It was also a moment of liberation, where starting from scratch was an existential necessity.” However, he believes that a number of governmental initiatives to restore and renovate some buildings have been undertaken randomly and superficially: “There is no critical understanding of problematic …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Iraq exhibits stolen ancient artefacts returned by US and other countries

Hindustan Times

Iraq on Monday exhibited several ancient artefacts that it said had been returned by the United States and other countries, long after they were looted and smuggled out following the 2003 US invasion. Iraq exhibits stolen ancient artefacts returned by US and other countries Iraqi authorities have been trying to retrieve thousands of archaeological relics missing since the invasion, which …

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5 months, 4 weeks ago

Chinese cultural treasures recently returned from the United States

China Daily

In 2009, China and the United States signed a key intergovernmental agreement on combating the theft and illegal trade of cultural relics. The National Cultural Heritage Administration cooperated with the US to launch the repatriation process in April last year and soon reached an agreement. Consequently, when Sotheby's researcher contacted the register about the vessel, the register informed the Chinese …

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5 months, 4 weeks ago

Chinese cultural treasures recently returned from the United States

China Daily

In 2009, China and the United States signed a key intergovernmental agreement on combating the theft and illegal trade of cultural relics. The National Cultural Heritage Administration cooperated with the US to launch the repatriation process in April last year and soon reached an agreement. Consequently, when Sotheby's researcher contacted the register about the vessel, the register informed the Chinese …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

U.S. vows to return more looted antiquities as Italy welcomes home 600 artifacts

LA Times

Some 600 looted works of art and other artifacts that were returned by the United States to Italy are displayed in Rome on Tuesday. Italy on Tuesday celebrated the return of around 600 antiquities from the U.S., including ancient bronze statues, gold coins, mosaics and manuscripts valued at $65 million, that were looted years ago, sold to U.S. museums, galleries …

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7 months ago

Thailand welcomes the return of trafficked antiquities from New York's Metropolitan Museum

The Independent

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7 months, 4 weeks ago

US returns ancient artefacts looted from Cambodia, Indonesia

Al Jazeera

New York district attorney accuses two prominent art dealers of the illegal trafficking of antiquities worth $3m. Bragg said he had returned 27 pieces to Phnom Penh and three to Jakarta in two recent repatriation ceremonies, including a bronze statue of the Hindu deity Shiva, which was looted from Cambodia, and a stone bas-relief sculpture of two royal figures from …

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9 months ago

Mass grave with bodies of at least 65 migrants found in the deserts of western Libya

Associated Press

CAIRO — The U.N.’s migration agency expressed alarm Friday over the discovery of a mass grave containing the bodies of at least 65 migrants in the deserts of western Libya. On its Facebook page, it said 65 bodies of unidentified migrants had been unearthed from the grave, samples were taken for DNA testing and the bodies were reburied in a …

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9 months ago

Bodies of 65 people found in mass grave in Libya: UN migration agency

Al Jazeera

The IOM believes the people were migrants who died in the process of being smuggled through the desert in Libya. The bodies of at least 65 people have been discovered in a mass grave in southwest Libya, the United Nations’ migration agency has said. In an unverified message on Facebook on Monday, the Criminal Investigation Department of the Ministry of …

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9 months ago

US returns 22 artifacts looted after Battle of Okinawa to Japan, here's how they were discovered

Hindustan Times

The United States has returned twenty-two historic artifacts to Japan that were looted following the Battle of Okinawa during World War II, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. They looked old and valuable.” Recognising the significance of the artifacts, the Massachusetts family conducted some investigation and discovered that at least the scrolls had been entered around 20 years ago …

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9 months, 1 week ago

FBI returns looted artifacts found in Massachusetts attic to Japan

CNN

CNN — The FBI has returned a trove of looted Japanese art to its country of origin after a family found a stash of artifacts in their late father’s Massachusetts attic. “And because of this, they did a little research and they determined that at least the scrolls had been entered about 20 years ago in the FBI’s National Stolen …

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9 months, 1 week ago

FBI returns looted artifacts found in Massachusetts attic to Japan

CNN

CNN — The FBI has returned a trove of looted Japanese art to its country of origin after a family found a stash of artifacts in their late father’s Massachusetts attic. “And because of this, they did a little research and they determined that at least the scrolls had been entered about 20 years ago in the FBI’s National Stolen …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

Return of relic from US to China a sign of friendship

China Daily

A staff member adjusts with great caution the bronze vessel. A 2,800-year-old Chinese bronze item that had gone missing after being stolen overseas 40 years ago was recently returned to its motherland, in a fresh instance of relic protection cooperation between China and the United States, the National Cultural Heritage Administration announced on Wednesday. Based on its comprehensive analysis of …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

Return of relic from US to China a sign of friendship

China Daily

A staff member adjusts with great caution the bronze vessel. A 2,800-year-old Chinese bronze item that had gone missing after being stolen overseas 40 years ago was recently returned to its motherland, in a fresh instance of relic protection cooperation between China and the United States, the National Cultural Heritage Administration announced on Wednesday. Based on its comprehensive analysis of …

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11 months, 1 week ago

Archaeologists uncover 4,500-year-old Ancient Egyptian tomb and artefacts

The Independent

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1 year ago

US returns to Greece 30 ancient artifacts worth $3.7 million, including marble statues

Associated Press

ATHENS, Greece — The United States on Friday returned to Greece 30 ancient artifacts, including marble statues, armor helmets and breastplates, found to have been illicitly removed from the country, authorities said. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said the “exquisite” works were collectively valued at $3.7 million. Nineteen of the artifacts were voluntarily surrendered from New York gallery owner Michael …

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1 year, 3 months ago

After Libya flood, unexploded weapons pose new risk

Al Jazeera

Weaponry washed away in the recent flooding in Libya could exacerbate the already devastating crisis in the country. But there could yet be a further deadly crisis, as humanitarian organisations issue a critical warning that the floods may have uncovered unexploded landmines and other weapons left behind from the country’s war. Using information gathered on the contamination sites pre-floods, and …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Italian 'tombaroli' hunters welcome the return from the US of ancient artifacts worth millions

ABC

Italian authorities have celebrated the return of 266 antiquities worth tens of millions of dollars, including Etruscan vases and ancient Roman coins and mosaics, that were looted and sold to US museums and private collectors. Key points: The owner of a collection of items "spontaneously" gave them back after investigators determined they had been looted Items handed back included an …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Italy gets back 266 antiquities from New York seizures after collector approaches Houston museum

Associated Press

ROME — Italy celebrated the return Friday of 266 antiquities from the United States, including Etruscan vases and ancient Roman coins and mosaics worth tens of millions of euros, that were looted and sold to U.S. museums and private collectors. The returned items include artifacts recently seized in New York from a storage unit belonging to British antiquities dealer Robin …

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1 year, 5 months ago

US To Return 105 Trafficked Antiquities To India Following PM Modi's State Visit — Details

ABP News

The Consulate General of India in New York on Monday informed that the United States will return 105 trafficked antiquities back to their home country India and a repatriation ceremony for the same was held today. Speaking on the occasion, Ambassador of India to the United States, Taranjit Singh Sandhu, thanked the US side, in particular Manhattan District Attorney Alvin …

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1 year, 5 months ago

US to return 105 trafficked artifacts to India following PM Modi's State visit

India TV News

PM Modi US visit: As a follow-up to the historic State visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the United States in June, a repatriation ceremony for 105 trafficked antiquities handed over by the US side was held at the Indian Consulate in New York on Monday, the Consulate General of India informed. Speaking on the occasion, Ambassador of India …

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1 year, 5 months ago

The Taliban embrace cultural heritage

Hindustan Times

When the Taliban barrelled into Kabul in August 2021, the curators of Afghanistan ’s national museum stashed away its pre-Islamic treasures. During the Islamists’ previous spell in power, the Taliban minister of finance led an axe-wielding wrecking crew to smash up thousands of the pre-Islamic artefacts bequeathed by Afghanistan’s staggeringly rich history. “Totally, their mentality has changed.” The Taliban, who …

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1 year, 6 months ago

‘US to return over 100 antiquities stolen from India’: PM Modi announces on last day of State visit

Hindustan Times

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a cheerful Indian diaspora at the Ronald Reagan Center and expressed happiness over the American government's decision to return more than 100 stolen antiquities back to India. Watch | PM Modi concludes US State visit with address to Indian diaspora "I am happy that the American government has decided to return more than 100 antiquities …

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1 year, 6 months ago

The great homeward journey

China Daily

Statues of Benin's 19th century King Glele on display in the Quai Branly-Jacques Chirac Museum in Paris on Oct 25, 2021, before being repatriated. Treasures looted by colonial invaders are finally being returned to their rightful owners For many decades countries around the world as disparate as Greece, Iraq and Nigeria have pleaded for treasured artifacts looted from them to …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Sudan conflict sees cultural treasures destroyed

The Hindu

Published : Jun 16, 2023 16:35 IST - 3 MINS READ The weeks of fighting in Sudan between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces troops have caused a humanitarian catastrophe. As the magazine The Continent reports: “The war in Sudan is destroying not just the country’s future, but also the country’s past”. Mummified human remains among loot …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Italy displays antiquities looted from Italian territory and recovered from London dealer

Associated Press

ROME — Italy on Wednesday displayed hundreds of antiquities that had been looted from Italian territory and were recovered from a London antiquities dealer. He said Symes didn’t provide documentation for the artifacts, but research showed the items had been illegally excavated from Italy and then exported and sold around the world. Culture Minister Gennaro Sangiuliano, who was on hand …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Italy displays returned antiquities looted from London dealer Symes

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1 year, 7 months ago

Concerted effort needed to put an end to smuggling of cultural artefacts: PM Modi

The Hindu

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that ancient cultures like India have been struggling with the collective challenges of smuggling and appropriation of artefacts, and such crimes can be put to an end only with concerted efforts. Inaugurating the International Museum Expo in the national capital, Mr. Modi said that the smuggling of cultural artefacts from India has reduced …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Italy begins to reckon with Fascist-era colonial collections

Associated Press

ROME — For decades, Italy has worked to recover ancient Roman-era statues, Etruscan vases and other treasures that were looted from its soil and sold to museums around the world. “When I look at objects of ancient Egypt, do they tell me something about ancient Egyptian civilizations, or do they tell me much more about Eurocentrism?” —- It seems appropriate …

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1 year, 9 months ago

With eye on British Museum, Greece welcomes back ancient art

Associated Press

ATHENS, Greece — Greece on Friday welcomed the return of ancient artifacts from the Acropolis, furthering a campaign to press the British Museum to hand back a collection of sculptures taken from the ancient site in Athens more than 200 years ago. Mendoni said Greece would be willing to lend the British museum ancient Greek artifacts for exhibition to “fill …

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1 year, 10 months ago

US repatriates 77 looted artifacts to Yemen — but the Smithsonian will house them for now

CNN

CNN — The United States has repatriated 77 looted artifacts to Yemen, including dozens of ancient funerary stones linked to a disgraced New York art dealer and 11 folios from early Qurans. But this week’s ceremony marks the first time in almost two decades that the US has repatriated cultural artifacts to Yemen, with the last being a single funerary …

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1 year, 10 months ago

US returns 77 looted artefacts to Yemen

Hindustan Times

The United States has returned 77 looted antiquities to Yemen, US authorities said Tuesday, adding the objects would be housed "temporarily" in a museum in Washington in line with an agreement with the war-torn country's government. The pieces are "64 relief carved stone heads, 11 Quran manuscript pages, a bronze inscribed bowl, and a Funerary Stele" from Minaean tribal cultures …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Israel probes legality of U.S. giving artifact to Palestinians

LA Times

A 2,700-year-old ivory incense spoon plundered from a site in the occupied West Bank that was seized in late 2021 by the Manhattan district attorney’s office as part of a plea deal with billionaire hedge fund manager Michael Steinhardt. Heritage Minister Amihai Eliyahu’s office said last week that the legality of the repatriation “is being examined by the archaeology staff …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Ukraine’s Odesa city put on UNESCO heritage in danger list

Associated Press

PARIS — The United Nations’ cultural agency decided Wednesday to add the historic center of Ukraine’s Black Sea port city of Odesa to its list of endangered World Heritage sites, recognizing “the outstanding universal value of the site and the duty of all humanity to protect it.” The decision was made at an extraordinary session of UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Red Crescent: 8 dead, 58 missing after shipwreck off Libya

Associated Press

CAIRO — A boat carrying Europe-bound migrants capsized off Libya, killing at least eight people, while 58 others were still missing, the country’s Red Crescent said Wednesday. Tawfik al-Shukri, spokesman for the Libyan Red Crescent, said the shipwreck took place Tuesday off the Mediterranean town of Garabulli, around 60 kilometers east of the capital of Tripoli. In 2023, at least …

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2 years ago

Egyptians call on British Museum to return Rosetta Stone

New Indian Express

New York's Metropolitan Museum returned 16 antiquities to Egypt in September after a U.S. investigation concluded they had been illegally trafficked. On Monday, London's Horniman Museum signed over 72 objects, including 12 Benin Bronzes, to Nigeria following a request from its government. The British Museum has acknowledged that several repatriation requests have been made to it from various countries for …

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