Culture news

Thieves steal €1.6 million worth of gold coins from German museum

483 gold coins were snatched early Tuesday from a museum in the southern town of Manching, with thieves taking just nine minutes to break in and make off with the stash, according to police.

24/11/2022

Culture news

Egypt unveils massive haul of newly discovered ancient artefacts

Egyptian archaeologists have unveiled a cache of 150 bronze statues depicting various gods and goddesses including "Bastet, Anubis, Osiris, Amunmeen, Isis, Nefertum and Hathor," along with 250 sarcophagi at the Saqqara archaeological site south of Cairo

01/06/2022

Art

Italy recovers €10 million worth of stolen art from around the world

Italy’s Culture Minister welcomed the return of more than 200 prized antiquities valued at over 10 million euros that had been located in prestigious US museums and galleries after illegal trafficking.

31/12/2021

Culture news

Terrified looking ancient mummy discovered by archeologists in Peru

Archaeologists have found a bizarre looking mummy and a host of other treasures in a tomb seven floors underground. They believe it could date back to pre-Inca times 800 years ago.

30/11/2021

World News

A 400-year old ship has been found in the Baltic Sea

Divers from Finland have uncovered a rare find in the Baltic Sea: a 400-year old trade ship.

21/08/2020

Germany

Priceless diamonds, rubies seized in massive German museum heist

The museum houses one of Europe's largest collections of jewellery.

25/11/2019

Greece

Ancient shipwrecks discovered in the sea near small Greek island

Five major ancient shipwrecks are among the finds by archaeologists during underwater searches at the bottom of Levitha, the small Greek island in the Aegean Sea, between Amorgos and Leros.

05/08/2019