Artifacts
Greece calls for return of Parthenon Statues from British Museum at UNESCO, backed by 20 countries
Greece and Turkey argue that Lord Elgin had no firman permissing him to remove the artifacts, while the UK claims Elgin had all necessary documents and brought the Statues to Britian legally.
Over 30 mummified cats, ancient Egyptian tombs, coffins discovered at Luxor necropolis site
Eight-year-old boy visiting Ramon Crater finds over 1,700-year-old statue fragment hidden in rocks
Collection of Greek, Roman, Byzantine artifacts discovered in neighborhood of Egypt’s Alexandria
2,000-year-old lost text uncovered in dispersed Dead Sea Scrolls fragment
Of 51 fragments examined, four had text in Hebrew or Aramaic. One carried the word "Shabbat."
Centuries-old maps on auction offer unique glimpse on ancient Israel
The collection of maps, illustrations and books of prominent scholar Rabbi Daniel Sperber are going to be on sale on May 5 at Kedem Auction House in Jerusalem.
Oxford professor arrested over theft of ancient papyrus
Dirk Obbink, an associate professor in papyrology and Greek literature at Oxford University, was arrested Thursday by Thames Valley police on suspicion of stealing ancient papyrus biblical fragments.
Holocaust-era Passover artifacts, images in new online Yad Vashem exhibit
Passover haggadah, matzah covers, and photos from Nazi occupied Europe of Jews fulfilling religious obligations of Passover holiday despite the intense hardship and difficulties.
New Yorkers donate family WWII artifacts to the US Holocaust Museum
These are just a few of the 250 artifacts that the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum has collected recently through a drive launched last month.
Notre-Dame's famed rose window spared but blaze harms priceless artworks
Gold, silver and gem-inlaid chalices, candelabras and many other artifacts survived the blaze thanks to quick-thinking firefighters, police and city employees.
Temple Mount Sifting Project to relaunch for Jerusalem Day
A third of the removed Temple Mount soil remained unsifted and is in danger of being lost by erosion.
Impressive Jewish artifacts found in Arab neighborhood of Jerusalem
2,000-year-old olive and wine presses, a burial cave and mikvah from the descendants of the Maccabees were found in south Jerusalem neighborhood.
Spotting a fake: Flourishing industry of Jewish manuscript forgeries [PICTURES]
The National Library is swamped with calls from “collectors” from Arab countries offering “historical manuscripts” that supposedly once belonged to Jewish communities in Islamic lands.
Israel to seek $250bil in compensation from Arab, Muslim countries
The estimate was released in anticipation of the announcement of the Trump administration's long-awaited peace plan, according to the report.
