A valuable modern art painting has been destroyed after a bored security guard on his first day of work drew eyes on the faceless figures depicted in it. The painting,…
A rare gem worth 10,000 times more than a diamond and that is only found in one mountain range in Turkey has been found being illegally smuggled in the boot…
Specimens from an extremely rare insect species that was believed to have been extinct for 130 years have been found in a German forest. The insect, Bittacus hageni, a type…
Cops in Israel have found and seized a haul of valuable archaeological pieces from a home in East Jerusalem. The Jerusalem District detectives found the goods while conducting a search…
Archaeologists have found valuable objects including an ornate ivory comb with stunning carvings and a bowl from Africa in two sixth-century graves in northern Swabia - the first such find…
A painting worth over GBP 250,000 has been rescued from being recycled as old paper moments before it was due to be crushed. The valuable painting by artist Yves Tanguy,…
Turkish villagers who used amber as kindling when they first found deposits two years ago are now cashing in after signing a deal to sell the valuable gemstone to a…
A group of alleged criminals who stole valuable antiques including a priceless 2000-year-old Roman amphora were caught when they tried to find a buyer for the extremely rare items. Eventually,…
A highly-valuable Bible handwritten in Hebrew on gazelle skin that was looted in Syria has been found by Turkish cops. The handwritten book was looted from a museum in the…
Some 4,000 illegally exported fossils, including five dinosaur eggs worth EUR 150,000 have been seized along with valuable rocks and minerals in a raid by Spanish police. They also reportedly…