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In 1999, treasure hunters illegally dug up a strange disk in Germany, and it turned out to carry a 3,600-year-old map of the night sky- In 2024, a tourist at a beach bar in Varna, Bulgaria, noticed this table was actually an ancient artifact, later identified as a 1,700-year-old Roman sarcophagus
- Russia has looted thousands of Ukrainian cultural objects in war. Finding them is challenge
- Smithsonian Museum to return three stolen temple sculptures to IndiaThe Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art will return three ancient sculptures to India. Research confirmed their illegal removal from...29 Jan, 2026, 05.42 PM IST
- Ghana artifacts that were looted 150 years ago by British forces have been returned by a US museumThe artifacts included an elephant tail whisk, an ornamental chair made of wood, leather and iron, two gold stool ornaments, a gold necklac...10 Feb, 2024, 11.54 PM IST
- New York's Met Museum to return 16 stolen ancient artefacts to Cambodia & ThailandThis most recent repatriation of artwork comes as many museums in the U.S. and Europe reckon with collections that contain objects looted f...16 Dec, 2023, 10.48 AM IST
- A 'digital heist': Rosetta Stone returns home to London virtuallyThe Rosetta Stone will be "digitally repatriated" to Egypt by Looty, a group of London-based designers, allowing visitors to view it throug...20 Aug, 2023, 10.32 AM IST
- US government returns 266 antique items to ItalyThe returned items include artifacts recently seized in New York from a storage unit belonging to British antiquities dealer Robin Symes, o...12 Aug, 2023, 09.25 PM IST
- US returns 105 antiquities to India days after PM Modi's visitIndia has been making concerted efforts to bring back stolen Indian antiquities, the living symbols of rich Indian heritage and culture, fr...17 Jul, 2023, 10.34 PM IST
- Centuries-old 'priceless' cultural artifacts smuggled out from Cambodia brought back homeIn Feb, a spectacular collection of jewelry returned from the estate of antiquities collector.18 Mar, 2023, 07.30 PM IST
- Rare 1,000-year-old manuscript, looted from Bulgarian forces, returned to a monastery in Greece from USThe Greek manuscript is one of the world's oldest handwritten gospels, and is believed to have been made in southern Italy.30 Sep, 2022, 07.23 PM IST
- 500-year-old icon of Enthroned Christ looted from divided Cyprus repatriatedThe Cyprus Church traced the icon to an auction in Switzerland, and Swiss police seized it in 2014.13 Jul, 2022, 09.47 AM IST
- US returns 248 antiquities valued at $15 million to India“This extraordinary assemblage of artifacts, recovered from five different criminal investigations over the past decade, embodies the timel...29 Oct, 2021, 07.24 AM IST
- Back to where they belong: A Lord Shiva statue, & other artefacts that were returned to their rightful ownersRecently, a 12th-century statue of Buddha stolen from India, made its way back to India.25 Sep, 2018, 01.57 PM IST
- Trump taking steps to defeat ISIS: White HouseLast week, Trump has signed an executive order asking his national security team to prepare an action plan within 30 days to defeat ISIS.31 Jan, 2017, 03.27 PM IST
- US returns 200 artifacts worth $100 million to IndiaSpeaking in Hindi, the Prime Minister said that in the last two years various countries have endeavoured to return India's stolen cultural ...07 Jun, 2016, 01.20 PM IST
- PM Modi's visit: US returns 200 artifacts worth $100 million to IndiaItems returned included religious statues, bronzes and terra cotta pieces, some dating back 2,000 years, looted from some of India's most t...07 Jun, 2016, 06.57 AM IST
- US authorities recover stolen idol from south Indian templeKapoor is currently in custody in India awaiting trial for allegedly looting tens of millions of dollars' worth of rare antiquities from se...18 Nov, 2015, 01.29 PM IST
- Collector voluntarily surrenders Chola bronze idol stolen from Indian temple to US authoritiesAn anonymous collector of Asian antiquities voluntarily surrendered the stolen Chola bronze statue representing Saint Manikkavichavakar.02 Jul, 2015, 08.35 AM IST
- US to return 7 antiquities stolen from IndiaAuthorities said the museum was not aware that the stone objects had been stolen when they were added to its collection between 1991 and 20...02 Apr, 2015, 01.12 PM IST
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