Sea snail shells discovered during excavation work in Lebanon had been taken there to be used as jewellery some 45,000 years ago. The fact that the items were so used…
A huge haul of about 2.6 tonnes of rubbish - most of it plastic - has been removed from the Galapagos Islands by volunteers. The coastal clean-up trip - supervised…
Over half of the artefacts from the former African Kingdom of Benin that are exhibited in Switzerland ended up there after they were stolen by British soldiers in the 19th…
A woman from Spain was shocked when she found three ancient Roman amphoras in the cellar of her home. The homeowner from the coastal area of Costa Blanca, the city…
A Chinese tourist has been busted smuggling smoked bats in a suitcase thanks to the acute sense of smell of airport customs dogs in Thailand. https://youtu.be/1OO7tWdJlnY Department of Livestock Development/Newsflash…
A family were left stunned after discovering a heartwarming time capsule from 1969 stashed away behind a fireplace during renovations on their new house. Scott Bevan, 42, found the sentimental…
Two Salvador Dali charcoal drawings valued at around GBP 251,000 each have been stolen from a private collection in Barcelona. The alleged robbery took place at an apartment in the…
Turkish police have carried out their largest ever ancient artefact bust in the capital Ankara, seizing 16,398 coins and 399 other historical items dating back to the Roman, Byzantine, Seljuk…
Spanish police have arrested 14 members of a violent FC Barcelona ultras group and have seized a number of weapons and Nazi memorabilia including a scarf saying "Adolf Hitler was…
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…