Crystal skulls 'are modern fakes'

"Two of the best known crystal skulls - artefacts once thought to be the work of ancient American civilisations - are modern fakes, a scientific study shows.They are at the centre of the story for the latest Indiana Jones film.But experts say examples held at the British...

Curator arrested over Indonesia museum theft

"The recent alleged thefts are not the first to strike the museum, which sits in a city that is a historic centre of high Javanese culture. Before being named a suspect in the current theft case, curator...

Museum on target thanks to helpers

"A NEW museum will be fully open for the public to visit by the end of next month. Wellingborough Museum, Northamptonshire, UK,  only moved into its new site in Castle Way in May and is yet to open the main display area. However, the whole building should be functional...

Another Crime of Occupation: Iraq's Cultural Heritage Looted, Pillaged

So much terrible conflict has been centered for so many centuries in the region where humans first began to develop some of the reasons for war - trade, calculating, writing, money, ideas, powerful...

Yale to return Peruvian artefacts

"Yale University has agreed to return to Peru thousands of Inca relics that were excavated at Machu Picchu from 1911-15 by a history professor, Hiram Bingham. Peru demanded the artefacts back last year, saying it agreed to their removal on condition they would be...

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