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Ancient Bronze Statues Unearthed from Etruscan Healing Spring in Italy
Bronze statues, including snake sculptures and a child priest holding a divination ball, have been unearthed at a sacred hot spring in San Casciano dei Bagni, Italy. Dating back to the Etruscan era and later used by Romans, the site was a place for votive offerings tied to healing rituals. The excavation also revealed preserved organic remains, suc...
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Denmark To Return Severed Head Of Ancient Statue To Turkey
Denmark's Glyptotek museum will return to Turkey the bronze head of Roman Emperor Septimius Severus that it has had on display for more than 50 years, it said on Tuesday.
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Astrophotographer Captures Milky Way Over Easter Island's Moai During Eclipse
Astrophotographer Josh Dury captured the vibrant Milky Way over Easter Island’s ancient Moai statues during his trip to witness an annular eclipse. His photograph, titled Aringa Ora O Te Tupuna, pays homage to the island’s ancestral legacy and culture. Recognised by NASA as an Astronomy Photo of the Day, this image highlights the island's dark ...
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Shanghai Museum's 'Meow Night' Draws Crowds With Ancient Egyptian Cat Relics
Shanghai Museum has pulled in crowds this summer for an exhibition of ancient Egyptian relics including cat statues and other feline imagery, which on Saturday nights allows up to 200 visitors to bring along their own four-legged friends.
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Oxford University To Return Stolen 500-Year-Old Bronze Idol To India
The museum says that it was alerted to the origins of the ancient statue by an independent researcher in November last year
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US Returns Ancient 'Shiva Triad', Other Stolen Artefacts To Cambodia
New York prosecutors said Friday they had returned to Cambodia and Indonesia 30 antiquities that were looted, sold or illegally transferred by networks of American dealers and traffickers.
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US Tourist Damages Statues In Israel Museum Due To Religious Offence
The arrested US tourist remains in custody and will appear in court in Jerusalem. Israel is currently seeing a surge in tourists for the week-long Jewish holiday of Sukkot.
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In A Daring Heist, Ancient Buddha Statue Worth Rs 12.5 Crore Stolen From US Art Gallery
The rare artifact is a seated Buddha with a halo, roughly 4 feet tall, created during Japan's Edo Period (1603-1867).
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Turkey Demands Return Of Severed Head Of Ancient Statue In Danish Museum
A bronze head of Emperor Septimius Severus on display at a Copenhagen museum has become a bone of contention between the Danish museum and Turkey, which claims it was looted during an archaeological dig in the 1960s and wants it back.
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Buddha Statue Found In Egypt Points To Trade Ties With Ancient India
A statue of Buddha has been discovered in Egypt's ancient seaport of Berenice on the Red Sea, shedding light on trade ties with India under the Roman empire.
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Excavations In Egypt Lead To 2,500 Year Old Mummies Being Discovered
In the ancient city of Saqqara in Egypt, archaeologists have unearthed 2,500-year-old coffins and bronze statues after excavation. The findings even include 150 bronze idols of Egyptian gods.
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Gaza Farmer Finds 4,500-Year-Old Statue Of Canaanite Goddess Of Beauty, Love And War
A stone statue of an ancient goddess of beauty, love and war has recently been discovered in the Gaza strip. A Palestinian farmer working his land uncovered the head of a 4,500-year-old statue of Canaanite goddess Anat.
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Taliban Now Guard Site Of Buddha Statues They Destroyed
Taliban gunmen now stand guard at the gaping rock cavities that once housed two ancient statues of the Buddha -- desecrated with dynamite by the Islamists during their last stint in power.
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Taliban Takeover Sparks Fear For Afghanistan's Cultural Heritage Sites
Bamiyan's cultural centre should have been completed last month, showcasing the remarkable heritage of a site that Afghanistan's Taliban desecrated two decades ago by dynamiting ancient statues of Buddha.
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Kim Kardashian Caught Up In Ancient Roman Statue Smuggling Row
Kim Kardashian found herself caught up in an unlikely international art smuggling row Tuesday involving an ancient Roman sculpture that was imported to California under her name.
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Ancient Bronze Statues Unearthed from Etruscan Healing Spring in Italy
Bronze statues, including snake sculptures and a child priest holding a divination ball, have been unearthed at a sacred hot spring in San Casciano dei Bagni, Italy. Dating back to the Etruscan era and later used by Romans, the site was a place for votive offerings tied to healing rituals. The excavation also revealed preserved organic remains, suc...
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Denmark To Return Severed Head Of Ancient Statue To Turkey
Denmark's Glyptotek museum will return to Turkey the bronze head of Roman Emperor Septimius Severus that it has had on display for more than 50 years, it said on Tuesday.
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Astrophotographer Captures Milky Way Over Easter Island's Moai During Eclipse
Astrophotographer Josh Dury captured the vibrant Milky Way over Easter Island’s ancient Moai statues during his trip to witness an annular eclipse. His photograph, titled Aringa Ora O Te Tupuna, pays homage to the island’s ancestral legacy and culture. Recognised by NASA as an Astronomy Photo of the Day, this image highlights the island's dark ...
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Shanghai Museum's 'Meow Night' Draws Crowds With Ancient Egyptian Cat Relics
Shanghai Museum has pulled in crowds this summer for an exhibition of ancient Egyptian relics including cat statues and other feline imagery, which on Saturday nights allows up to 200 visitors to bring along their own four-legged friends.
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Oxford University To Return Stolen 500-Year-Old Bronze Idol To India
The museum says that it was alerted to the origins of the ancient statue by an independent researcher in November last year
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US Returns Ancient 'Shiva Triad', Other Stolen Artefacts To Cambodia
New York prosecutors said Friday they had returned to Cambodia and Indonesia 30 antiquities that were looted, sold or illegally transferred by networks of American dealers and traffickers.
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US Tourist Damages Statues In Israel Museum Due To Religious Offence
The arrested US tourist remains in custody and will appear in court in Jerusalem. Israel is currently seeing a surge in tourists for the week-long Jewish holiday of Sukkot.
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In A Daring Heist, Ancient Buddha Statue Worth Rs 12.5 Crore Stolen From US Art Gallery
The rare artifact is a seated Buddha with a halo, roughly 4 feet tall, created during Japan's Edo Period (1603-1867).
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Turkey Demands Return Of Severed Head Of Ancient Statue In Danish Museum
A bronze head of Emperor Septimius Severus on display at a Copenhagen museum has become a bone of contention between the Danish museum and Turkey, which claims it was looted during an archaeological dig in the 1960s and wants it back.
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Buddha Statue Found In Egypt Points To Trade Ties With Ancient India
A statue of Buddha has been discovered in Egypt's ancient seaport of Berenice on the Red Sea, shedding light on trade ties with India under the Roman empire.
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Excavations In Egypt Lead To 2,500 Year Old Mummies Being Discovered
In the ancient city of Saqqara in Egypt, archaeologists have unearthed 2,500-year-old coffins and bronze statues after excavation. The findings even include 150 bronze idols of Egyptian gods.
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Gaza Farmer Finds 4,500-Year-Old Statue Of Canaanite Goddess Of Beauty, Love And War
A stone statue of an ancient goddess of beauty, love and war has recently been discovered in the Gaza strip. A Palestinian farmer working his land uncovered the head of a 4,500-year-old statue of Canaanite goddess Anat.
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Taliban Now Guard Site Of Buddha Statues They Destroyed
Taliban gunmen now stand guard at the gaping rock cavities that once housed two ancient statues of the Buddha -- desecrated with dynamite by the Islamists during their last stint in power.
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Taliban Takeover Sparks Fear For Afghanistan's Cultural Heritage Sites
Bamiyan's cultural centre should have been completed last month, showcasing the remarkable heritage of a site that Afghanistan's Taliban desecrated two decades ago by dynamiting ancient statues of Buddha.
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Kim Kardashian Caught Up In Ancient Roman Statue Smuggling Row
Kim Kardashian found herself caught up in an unlikely international art smuggling row Tuesday involving an ancient Roman sculpture that was imported to California under her name.
