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Artifacts stolen from Lebanon archaeology museum

March 20th, 2013 | by Sevaan Franks

Thirty artifacts have been stolen from the archaeology museum in the Jbeil district of Lebanon in a a daring nighttime

February 21st, 2013 | by Sevaan Franks

Syrian museums are being emptied to prevent the treasures inside from being looted due to increasing tensions in the country.

August 31st, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

The British Museum is considering loaning the Elgin Marbles to Greece, but not permanently returning them. The British Museum said

June 5th, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

A court in Brooklyn has ordered the family of a Holocaust survivor to return a 3,200-year-old Assyrian tablet to a

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

April 24th, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

The Museum of London has received a Guinness World Record for having the largest archaeological archive in the world. More

April 11th, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

The government of Turkey has requested the return of dozens of artifacts from various museums in the United States. The

October 26th, 2011 | by Sevaan Franks

A project underway to catalogue all the Egyptian coffins housed in provincial museums in England and Wales has turned up