The Great London [01/04/17] 

  • Great Legacy: Two Egypt museum curators arrested for artefact thefts

    Police have arrested two curators of a new Cairo museum for allegedly stealing ancient artefacts and replacing them with replicas, the antiquities ministry said on Wednesday.An Egyptian soldier walks between replica of pharaonic statues placed at the site of Egypt's new Museum [Credit: AFP]Looting of the country's cultural heritag…

  • Cambodia: Archaeologists digging in search of common people at Angkor Wat

    In Angkor Wat research, the focus has long been on temples and high society. A new project there is taking a different approach, laying the foundation for a new understanding of the iconic empirePieces of sandstone that researchers think might have been used for a house mound discovered during a 2013 excavation [Credit: Alison Car…

  • Libya: Looted Greek statue belongs to Libya rules UK judge

    An ancient Greek sculpture worth £1.5m was “unlawfully excavated” from a world heritage site in Libya and brought to the UK, a judge has ruled.It is believed to be of Greek goddess Demeter or her daughter Persephone [Credit: PA]The 4ft marble statue was dug up in the ancient Greek colony of Cyrene before being smuggled into Britai…

  • More Stuff: 'Egyptian Magic' at the Museum of Civilization, Quebec

    The magic world of ancient Egypt is honored at the Museum of Civilization, at Quebec, Canada, which presents an exhibition of some pieces of the most important Egyptian collections in the world.Egyptian Magic allows visitors to explore the relationship of the Egyptians with magic, which, according to them, was identified to the or…

  1. Ancient Biblical artifacts make world premiere at Armstrong Auditorium
  2. Famous Atlas sculpture on display in Rome
  3. Museum professionals: Hands off our mummies!
  4. First exhibition in Mexico dedicated to Moctezuma II draws large crowds
  5. Aegean islands treasures on display in Athens