Italy saves 16,000 artifacts from eBay
May 23rd, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks
Italian police have seized over 16,000 artifacts after investigating 70 people for illegally looting and selling their finds on eBay.
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Professional thieves steal Chinese artifacts in second heist
May 3rd, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks
The Fitzwilliam Museum at Cambridge University has fallen victim to a daring heist which was responsible for stealing 18 ancient
Roman statues recovered in Spain
March 30th, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks
Two first century bronze statues about to be sold on the black market have been recovered by police in Jaen,
Stolen Ancient Greek statue found in goat pen
March 29th, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks
An illegally excavated statue which dates back to the sixth century B.C. has been found by police hidden in a
Using war to steal artifacts
March 19th, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks
Wired has posted an interesting article about the theft of priceless artifacts from the National Commercial Bank of Benghazi in
Religious relic stolen from Dublin cathedral
March 12th, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks
A religious relic, the heard of the 12th-century St. Laurence O’Toole, has been stolen from the Christ Church Cathedral in
China’s tomb raiders
January 4th, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks
The Guardian has posted an interesting article detailing the mounting issue of looting in China. The thieves use dynamite and
Sections of Romain mosaic floor stolen
January 3rd, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks
Thieves in Spain have stolen three sections of mosaic floor from a Roman archaeological site, irreparably damaging the site. A
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