Stolen | A Blog About History

Artifacts and coins stolen from Pakistan Buddhist site

January 7th, 2013 | by Sevaan Franks

Various artifacts from the Gandhara civilization, including ancient coins, have been stolen from a mound near the Mohra Moradu Buddhist

December 7th, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

Police in Italy have recovered a 2,000-year-old Egyptian sphinx statue which was looted from the Etruscan necropolis of Montem Rossulum.

November 8th, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

The stolen 700-year-old mummy of a toddler has finally been returned to Peru after being seized by Bolivian police two

October 18th, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

Police in Cambodia have recovered five stolen Khmer statues which date back between 1,200 to 2,000 years old. Following an

July 19th, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

Police have recovered a 12th century manuscript, known as the Codex Calixtinus, which was stolen from the Cathedral of Santiago

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.

April 30th, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

A 10,000-year-old skeleton has been stolen from a cenote in Mexico. In response, the National Institute of Anthropology and History

April 12th, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

Before I went on vacation I posted an article about how police recovered a stolen ancient Greek statue hidden in