Photo shows an artifact that is believed to have been stolen during the pillaging of the Iraq Museum in Baghdad in 2003 and returned to Iraq by FBI, undated. Archaeologists believe the artifact, which stands only 2 1/4 inches tall and 1 1/2 inches wide, dates back 2,700 years. (FBI/Newsflash)

Looted 7th Century BC Artefact Returned To Iraq After Adorning US Museum For 17 Years

• Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
• Post published:March 22, 2023

US authorities have repatriated a 2,700-year-old artefact stolen from a museum in Iraq 20 years ago. The Iron Age artefact, named 'Furniture Fitting with Sphinx Trampling a Youth', was reportedly…

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Photo shows a key, undated. A child was reportedly operated on after swallowing a key in Taif, Saudi Arabia. (@taifhealth/Newsflash)

Young Boy Saved After He Swallowed Metal Key That Was Stuck In His Chest

• Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
• Post published:March 17, 2023

Medics in Saudi Arabia have saved the life of a young boy after he swallowed a metal key that became stuck in his chest. The young boy, whose identity and…

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Photo shows a 2,000-year-old mummy, undated. It was found in the garbage in Sanaa, Yemen. (YEMENGOAM/Newsflash)

Looted 2,000-Year-Old Mummy Found On Rubbish Tip

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:March 14, 2023

A 2,000-year-old mummy looted and then thrown on a rubbish tip has been saved by antiquities experts in Yemen. Passersby in Sana'a - the country's historic capital in Sana'a Governorate…

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Photo shows a sphinx statue, believed to be made in the likeness of a Roman emperor, undated. It is uncovered at an archaeological site in Qena, Egypt. (@tourismandantiq/Newsflash)

2,000-Year-Old Sphinx-Like Statue Unearthed In Egypt

• Post author:William McGee
• Post published:March 14, 2023

Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed a Sphinx-like statue dating back to the Roman era 2,000 years ago. The stunning find was made near the Dendera Temple complex in southern Egypt's…

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Image shows the Great Pyramid of Giza (middle), Egypt, undated photo. Scientists found a new chamber inside the pyramid in March 2023. (Prof Christian Grosse, TUM/Newsflash)

Researchers Find New Unknown Chamber In The Great Pyramid Of Cheops At Giza

• Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
• Post published:March 9, 2023

A hidden chamber believed to be protecting the actual burial chamber of King Cheops has been discovered in the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt. The secret hollow space was…

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Photo shows three rings found at the Al-Ukhdood site in Najran, Saudi Arabia, undated. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabias Heritage Authority announced the discovery of ancient artefacts dating back to pre-Islamic times, at the Al Ukhdud site in the Najran region. (@MOCHeritage/Newsflash)

Ancient Jewels Unearthed

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:March 5, 2023

A 2,000-year-old hoard of highly crafted gold rings has been unearthed by archaeologists excavating an ancient village in Saudi Arabia. The three rings and a large bronze bull's head were…

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Image shows the city of Teheran, Iran, where Austrian citizen Christian W., 26, was sentenced, in undated photo. He received seven and a half years in prison for alleged espionage on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. (Newsflash)

Austrian Citizen Jailed For Seven And A Half Years On Espionage Charges

• Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
• Post published:March 5, 2023

An Austrian man has been jailed for seven and a half years in Iran after he was arrested last year for being accused of spying. The man - identified only…

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Photo shows the Darius inscription, undated. Eylon Levy, the international media advisor to the President of the State of Israel Isaac Herzog, and his friend Yakov Ashkenazi, found a small potsherd with some inscribed letters on it in Tel Lachish National Park, Israel. (Shai Halevi, Israel Antiquities Authority/Newsflash)

Supposed 2,500-Year-Old Royal Pottery Find Declared Fake

• Post author:Simona Kitanovska
• Post published:March 5, 2023

A small pottery shard that was believed to be a rare 2,500-old find inscribed with the name of the Persian king Darius the Great turned out to be nothing more…

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Photo shows two upper-class brothers who were buried beneath a home in the ancient city of Megiddo, Israel, undated. One of the brothers found out to have undergone a brain surgery not long before he died. (Rachel Kalisher/Newsflash)

Bronze Age Brain Surgery On Royal Brothers Discovered

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:March 1, 2023

Rare brain operations carried out 3,500 years ago on two elite – and perhaps even royal – brothers by Bronze Age surgeons have been revealed by archaeologists. The skulls of…

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Photo shows the Book of Esther, undated. Major Haim Otmazgin reportedly took the Book of Esther from an elderly man in Antakya, Hatay, Turkey, during rescue operations. (ZAKA/Newsflash)

Fury As Israeli Rescuers Take Ancient Texts Home From Quake-Hit Turkish Synagogue

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:February 28, 2023

Jerusalem has returned centuries-old scrolls after they were removed by an Israeli rescue team after an earthquake-wrecked synagogue was destroyed in Turkey. The ancient scrolls, known as the Book of…

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