The Great London [04/07/24] 

  • Australia: Wreck of former slave ship off West Australian coast mapped in 3D

    The wreck of a former slave ship lying just off the coast of Perth is being scoured by maritime archaeologists using new technology to revisit earlier excavations and help learn more about Australia's underwater past.Maritime archaeologists first excavated the wreck of the James Matthews in the 1970s [Credit: WA Museum]The site of…

  • Great Legacy: Cyprus antiquity repatriated from United Kingdom

    An ancient Cypriot clay ring-vase (kernos - ceremonial vessel), dated to the Protogeometric period (1050-900 BC), has been repatriated to Cyprus from the United Kingdom. The vessel was identified by the Department of Antiquities at a London-based antiquities dealer’s shop, as a result of the Department's routine online investigati…

  1. Famous Atlas sculpture on display in Rome
  2. Museum professionals: Hands off our mummies!
  3. First exhibition in Mexico dedicated to Moctezuma II draws large crowds
  4. Aegean islands treasures on display in Athens
  5. More Stuff: Italy displays stolen artworks recovered by police