Director of British Museum steps down amid controversy over thefts of ancient items
The director of the British Museum says he's stepping down immediately amid investigations into the theft or disappearan...
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Greece plans hourly caps on visitors to ancient Acropolis and will let in up to 20,000 daily
Greece's government says visitors to the Acropolis of Athens will be capped starting next month at a maximum 20,000 dail...
Greek island temple complex reveals 'countless' offerings left by ancient worshippers
Greece's Culture Ministry says archaeologists excavating a hilltop sanctuary on the Aegean Sea island of Kythnos have di...
Festival at Greece’s ancient theaters dedicated to Maria Callas and century since her birth
Greece has launched its main summer theater and arts festival, dedicated this year to opera great Maria Callas who was b...
Climate activists tell Vatican court they never intended to hurt ancient statue in glue protest
Two environmental activists have told the Vatican’s criminal court they never intended to damage an ancient statue in th...
Pompeii chariot stars in Rome exhibit probing ancient roots
A reconstructed Pompeii bridal chariot that eluded modern-day thieves in the ancient city is a star of a new exhibition...
U.S. hands Cyprus ancient artifacts, some 4,000 years old
The United States has returned some 80 ancient artifacts to Cyprus
Italy returns ancient stele, illegally exported, to Turkey
Italy has returned to Turkish authorities a funerary stele dating from ancient Roman times because investigation determi...
Archeologists in Italy unearth ancient dolphin statuette
Excavations in the ancient city of Paestum in southern Italy have unearthed seven terracotta bull heads and a figurine o...
With eye on British Museum, Greece welcomes back ancient art
Greece has welcomed the return of ancient artifacts from the Acropolis, furthering a campaign to press the British Museu...