Four metres of python skin embroidered with religious symbols to ward off evil spirits have been discovered by anti-smuggling teams along with other religious items dating back to the Middle…
A guilty tourist who pinched a 2000-year-old terracotta statue showing the face of a woman from Pompeii has posted it back 50 years later with a note saying sorry. Managers…
Two farmers who found a pair of Roman-era tombstones as they were ploughing their field have been arrested after trying to flog them on. The incident took place in the…
A memorial stone placed over the graves of World War II heroes in 1943 in Malaysia has been discovered. The stone was recently found at the St Thomas’ Anglican cemetery…
Archaeologists have revealed the grim details of how Spanish conquistadors destroyed a pre-Hispanic city in the New World as revenge for the natives sacrificing 450 prisoners they took from a…
A rare Roman gravestone almost ended up in a rubbish tip after it was dug up during building work and dumped in a pile of rubble ready to be taken…
The Israeli Authorities have recovered a huge loot of stolen antiques from several continents, most of which are believed to have been robbed from graves. The operation took place after…
Egyptian officials have reopened the tomb of Ramses I after it was neglected and ended up covered with bat droppings and bird mess. The renovation and restoration work was carried…
A Turkish farmer was shocked to find a Roman-era mass grave under his field after his tractor hit a hole and a wheel dropped into the tunnel entrance. Remzi Gurel…
The Anti-Smuggling and Organized Crime teams of Mugla Police Department have recovered a reportedly 3,000-year-old Torah that was destined to be sold on the black market. According to the local…