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North America: Artefacts looted from India discovered at Honolulu Museum of Art
An international investigation into antiquities looted from India and smuggled into the United States has taken authorities to the Honolulu Museum of Art.One of the seven stolen artifacts on display at the Honolulu Museum of Art [Credit: AP/Caleb Jones]The museum on Wednesday handed over seven rare artifacts that it acquired witho…
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Near East: Knidos church and theatre under restoration
Seasonal excavations have started to revive two magnificent structures of a theater and a church in the 2,600-year-old ancient city of Knidos (Cnidus) in what is today Turkey's western province of Muğla.Ancient theatre, Knidos [Credit: Hurriyet]Knidos, believed to be the hometown of Eudoxus, a Greek astronomer, mathematician and s…
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Israel: Egyptian artefacts rescued from robbed tomb in Israel
In an underground cave in Israel, archaeologists have unearthed 3,000-year-old Egyptian artifacts that had been spared by tomb robbers.The collection of artifacts found in the cave includes faience amulets depicting Egyptian gods and scarab seals depicting Egyptian pharaohs [Credit: Clara Amit/Israel Antiquities Authority]Inspecto…