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🇳🇴 VG
National & Local

Sensational gold find in Jæren

Kjetil Særheim discovered a remarkable gold artifact while metal detecting in Jæren, Norway, after a hunch led him to a previously explored area.

Mar 20 • 10:00 UTC
🇵🇱 Oko.press
National & Local

Poland has agreed to extradite a Russian archaeologist to Ukraine

A Warsaw court has ruled in favor of extraditing Russian archaeologist Alexander Butiagin to Ukraine, where he faces allegations of illegal excavations and artifact theft in occupied Crimea.

Mar 18 • 15:15 UTC
🌍 Africanews
National & Local

France returns 'talking drum' looted in 1916 in Ivory Coast

France has officially returned a sacred drum, known as the 'talking drum,' to Ivory Coast, marking a historic restitution of a cultural artifact from its colonial past.

Mar 13 • 15:49 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

Mystery of 'death bell' that could be on Epstein ranch where 'bodies buried'

The FBI investigates Jeffrey Epstein's ranch for a stolen artifact, known as the 'death bell', possibly linked to buried bodies on the property.

Mar 13 • 10:42 UTC
🌍 RFI Afrique (FR)
National & Local

The talking drum returns this Friday to Côte d'Ivoire following its restitution by France

The Djidji Ayokwé, a cultural artifact of Côte d'Ivoire taken by French colonizers in 1916, will return to Abidjan after being officially restituted by France.

Mar 13 • 04:53 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

VIDEO: Explosion of an artifact after the classic between Atlético and Cruzeiro damages a store and cars in MG

An explosion resulting from a high-power artifact caused damage to a store and two cars in Pedro Leopoldo, Brazil, following a football match between Atlético and Cruzeiro.

Mar 9 • 15:54 UTC
🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
National & Local

Files leaked from the CIA confirm where the Ark of the Covenant with the Ten Commandments would be located

Leaked CIA files allegedly confirm the location of the Ark of the Covenant, a significant religious artifact containing the Ten Commandments.

Mar 5 • 20:18 UTC
🇱🇹 Lrytas
National & Local

A century-ignored find: a tiny tool changes knowledge about the history of ancient Egyptian technology

A newly studied artifact is identified as the oldest known rotary metal drill from pre-dynastic Egypt, shedding light on the technological advancements of the time.

Mar 5 • 12:43 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Why are old explosives found in the Paraíba river? Historians explain

An old explosive artifact found in the Paraíba do Sul River in São José dos Campos is believed to be linked to the 1932 Constitutional Revolution in Brazil.

Mar 5 • 03:01 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Gate arrives in São José dos Campos after fisherman finds artifact in river; area is isolated

Special Tactical Action Group (Gate) arrives in São José dos Campos to handle a potentially dangerous artifact discovered by a fisherman.

Mar 3 • 17:28 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

PM closes avenue after artifact found in luxury neighborhood of São José dos Campos; GATE is activated

The Military Police closed an avenue in São José dos Campos after a suspicious object resembling a rusty bomb was discovered during a magnetic fishing exercise.

Mar 3 • 15:30 UTC
🇪🇪 Postimees
National & Local

A tool over 5000 years old was found in Egypt, which was already ahead of its time by a couple of thousand years

In Upper Egypt, a small copper artifact initially thought to be a tool for sewing has been identified as an ancient bow-drill, dating back around 5300 years.

Mar 3 • 08:19 UTC
🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
Life & Tech

The first YouTube video becomes a museum piece by entering the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London

The first YouTube video, 'Me at the zoo,' has been added to the Victoria & Albert Museum's collection, highlighting the cultural significance of this digital artifact after 20 years.

Feb 27 • 19:13 UTC
🇩🇪 FAZ
National & Local

Tudor Treasure: The Heart of Henry VIII Is Saved for England

A Tudor-era artifact, believed to be associated with Henry VIII's family, has been saved from auction after being discovered by a metal detectorist.

Feb 24 • 15:28 UTC
🇱🇹 15min
National & Local

Historical weather vane found in the rectory being renovated in Batakiai

A historical weather vane dating back to 1926 was discovered during renovation work at the Batakiai Lutheran church rectory, shedding light on the building's past and its significance to the local community.

Feb 23 • 06:37 UTC
🇷🇺 RT
National & Local

France hands back stolen colonial-era artifact to West African country

France has returned a sacred drum, the Djidji Ayokwe, to Ivory Coast in a ceremony attended by both nations' culture ministers.

Feb 22 • 14:26 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Capybara with 'arch' on its chest: learn how the management for the safe removal of an artifact stuck to the body of an animal works in Piracicaba

The city of Piracicaba is implementing management strategies to safely remove an object lodged in the chest of a capybara, ensuring the animal's well-being throughout the process.

Feb 19 • 16:14 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
National & Local

What was written on Tipu Sultan's ring?

The article explores the inscriptions on the historical ring of Tipu Sultan.

Feb 16 • 09:24 UTC
🇵🇱 Wprost
National & Local

They were building a highway and found a mysterious artifact. Sensational find in Podkarpacie

Archaeologists have discovered an artifact believed to be a pintadera while working on the A4 highway construction in Podkarpacie, Poland.

Feb 15 • 07:23 UTC
🇮🇸 Visir
National & Local

The museum director says this aircraft is the most significant artifact

The director of the Icelandic Aviation Museum has named the Cessna 180 as the most significant aircraft in Iceland's aviation history.

Feb 14 • 07:57 UTC
🇦🇷 Clarin (ES)
National & Local

Using AI, the secrets of a board game from the Roman era were discovered

Researchers have utilized artificial intelligence to decipher the rules of a mysterious Roman-era board game from a limestone artifact with geometric lines.

Feb 12 • 11:31 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

Artificial intelligence helps decipher ancient Roman board game

Researchers have used artificial intelligence to deduce the rules of a mysterious ancient Roman board game from a limestone artifact.

Feb 11 • 19:20 UTC
🇱🇹 Lrytas
National & Local

The Famous Ribchester Helmet: Impossible to Fight, but It Looked Very Luxurious

The Ribchester helmet, part of the British Museum's collection since 1813, is an intricately designed Roman artifact depicting a battle scene and represents one of only three Roman helmets with masks found in Britain.

Feb 11 • 18:10 UTC
🇨🇿 Aktuálně.cz
National & Local

British Museum in London to Purchase Golden Tudor Heart for 97 Million CZK

The British Museum has raised £3.5 million to buy a gold heart-shaped pendant associated with Henry VIII and his first wife, Catherine of Aragon.

Feb 10 • 13:10 UTC
🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
National & Local

"Return Home": The Transfer of the Curved Sword to the Regimiento de Granaderos Trends on Social Media

The transfer of General José de San Martín's curved sword to the Regimiento de Granaderos has sparked significant attention on social media, coinciding with an official ceremony attended by President Javier Milei.

Feb 7 • 22:13 UTC
🇶🇦 Al Jazeera
National & Local

"Networks".. An embarrassing video of Obama and the Netherlands returns a pharaonic head to Egypt

The program "Networks" highlights a troubling video by Trump showcasing Obama and Michelle in a derogatory manner, alongside Egypt's repatriation of a stolen pharaonic artifact from the Netherlands.

Feb 7 • 18:35 UTC
🇦🇷 Clarin (ES)
National & Local

Five thousand people bid farewell to San Martín's curved saber although Granaderos invites to visit it starting tomorrow

Five thousand people gathered at the National Historical Museum in Argentina to bid farewell to General José de San Martín's curved saber, a significant historical artifact.

Feb 7 • 16:21 UTC
🇭🇷 Index.hr
World

Netherlands returns 3500-year-old stolen artifact to Egypt

The Netherlands returned a 3500-year-old sculpture to Egypt after it was discovered at an art fair in 2022 to be a stolen artifact.

Feb 6 • 10:04 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Suspect artifact found on flight to Amapá will be analyzed by the Federal Police and bomb squad from Pará

A flight from Rio de Janeiro to Amapá had to be inspected by the Federal Police upon arrival after a suspect object was discovered by the crew during a layover in Belém, but it was confirmed not to be explosive and posed no threat to safety.

Feb 6 • 02:22 UTC
🇵🇱 Wprost
Crime & Justice

Russia protests after the arrest of an archaeologist in Poland. Did he steal artifacts in Crimea?

Russia's Foreign Ministry has summoned the Polish ambassador in response to the arrest of Russian archaeologist Alexander Butyagin, who faces charges from Ukraine regarding artifact theft.

Jan 13 • 10:07 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
Crime & Justice

Detectorist convicted of faking discoveries of pieces bought online

A British detectorist has been convicted of faking archaeological discoveries by claiming to find pieces purchased on the internet, including a Roman brooch that was misrepresented as a rare historical artifact.

Jan 9 • 18:58 UTC
🇫🇷 Le Figaro
Crime & Justice

Theft at the Louvre: the crown of Empress Eugénie suffered from a 'massive deformation'

The crown of Empress Eugénie was significantly damaged during a theft at the Louvre as burglars crushed it while attempting to remove it from its display case.

Jan 6 • 17:15 UTC

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