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Middle East: 3,000 years ago, it ruled the Middle East, now blown to pieces
South East Asia: NY antiquities dealer charged with selling stolen artefacts
Near East: The unlikely saviours of Libya's Roman remains
Heritage: Egypt receives ancient stolen limestone relief from UK
Southern Europe: J. Paul Getty Museum acquires rare first century carved gem
Italy: Mexico recovers 12 archaeological pieces from Italy
Iraq: UNESCO sends mission to assess extent of damage at Nimrud archaeological site in Iraq
Heritage: Important ancient Macedonian tomb in Thessaloniki open to public
Iraq: UN fears further looting of ancient Nimrud
Nepal: UNESCO starts excavations at two Nepal monuments
Russia: Crimea treasures must be returned to Ukraine: Dutch court
Heritage: Lost 'sensual' drawing by Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci discovered in France
Heritage: 'Eternal Sites: From Bamiyan to Palmyra' at the Grand Palais, Paris
Southern Europe: Roman statue stolen from Mussolini is returning to Italy
Heritage: France opens new Lascaux prehistoric art cave replica
Heritage: Ancient Aiane opens to the public
Italy: Pompeii marvels on display after restoration
Heritage: Rare 1,500 year old Odin amulet found in Denmark
Italy: Riace Bronzes need more check-ups to prevent 'cancer'
Heritage: Two more of Kitora Tomb’s mythical murals regain full glory
UK: 17th century 'chimney map' restored at National Library of Scotland
Middle East: 55 world heritage sites in danger
India: 2,000 year old Ashoka Pillar in Delhi suffers heavy damage
Southern Europe: Italy unveils the restored Zeus di Solunto
Syria: Swiss seize artefacts looted from Syria's Palmyra
Netherlands: Dutch return looted 2nd century marble head to Italy
Near East: 4,000 year old Egyptian model boat sails away as top selling lot at Bonhams Antiquities Sale
Central Asia: Rebuilding history? Debate rages over lost Afghan Buddhas
Heritage: Return Venus de Milo please: Greeks make formal request to Louvre
UK: Over 82,000 archaeological finds made by members of public in UK
Underwater Archaeology: France claims rights to shipwreck linked to lost colony of Fort Caroline
UK: Metal detectorist finds rare Viking coins in Belfast
UK: 5,000-year-old hill fort 'damaged by metal detectors'
Heritage: Cyprus antiquity repatriated from United Kingdom
Near East: Graeco-Roman city of Prusias ad Hypium to become an 'archaeopark'
Near East: Turkish court declares Hagia Sophia a 'monument museum'
Italy: 'Leonardo' horse sculpture in Milan divides experts
Near East: Göbeklitepe to be nominated for UNESCO World Heritage List
Near East: Ancient Ten Commandments tablet sold at auction for $850,000
Iraq: At Iraq's Nimrud, remnants of fabled city ISIS sought to destroy
Italy: Rome shows off restored Circus Maximus
Southern Europe: Spaniard jailed for destroying Neolithic cave to make animal shelter
Italy: Rome in shock as another historic landmark vandalised
Near East: Switzerland to return stolen ancient stela to Egypt
Heritage: First Chinese imperial firearm ever to appear at auction sells for US$2.5 million
Heritage: Restoration of Athenian Acropolis monuments national priority for Greece: official
Southern Europe: Greek archaeologists reveal plan for underwater museum in ancient Epidaurus
Italy: Rome’s Jewish Catacombs receive government funding for conservation and restoration in 2017
Heritage: Eleven marble sculptures from Amphipolis tomb traced in foreign museums: Greek expert
UK: Archaeological evidence at major risk in wetlands
Southern Europe: Christie's withdraws disputed Aphrodite statue from auction
Italy: Powerful Italy quake spares lives, but strikes at identity
Italy: Waiter knocks thumb off Roman sculpture at British Museum
Near East: Hittite village to be 'recreated' in Hattusha
Heritage: Ohio museum sells pieces despite protests from Cyprus, Egypt
Near East: 1,500 years old Ten Commandments tablet heads to auction in Texas
Libya: Mafia offers rifles to jihadists for Libyan treasures
Near East: One of the world's largest floor mosaics to be opened to public in Jericho
Heritage: Crowd funding campaign started to save ancient theatre of Cassope
Southern Europe: Aphrodite statue of dubious provenance spotted at Christies Auction House
Jordan: Jordan's airborne monuments men discover, protect sites
South East Asia: Statue stolen from ancient pagoda in Vietnam
North America: Ancient 'Kennewick Man' remains returned to Columbia River tribes
Myanmar: Damaged Bagan temples under detailed assessment
Heritage: Restoration of Tuthmosis III barque shrine at Karnak Temple completed
Southern Europe: Spanish police break up gang stealing valuable church antiques
India: Yellowing Taj Mahal to go under scaffold for 'mud pack'
North America: NYC launches archaeological repository and digital archive
Heritage: Archaeological site in occupied Cyprus sold for 'development'
Near East: Ancient Hierapolis pool collapses after two earthquakes
Heritage: Greek police bust gang that excavated, sold antiquities
Kurdistan: ISIS destroys, loots archaeological sites near Kirkuk
Southern Europe: UNESCO Commission calls for solution to the issue of the Parthenon Sculptures
Near East: A guardian of Syria's imperiled cultural heritage
UK: Cheshire treasure hunter finds rare Roman pendant
Heritage: Detectorist finds Viking coin hoard on Denmark's Bornholm Island
India: ASI to begin conservation work at Jageshwar temple complex
Heritage: Acropolis museum leading way in conserving Greece's cultural heritage
East Asia: Chinese outrage over ‘ugly’ restoration of Great Wall
Heritage: Restoration of north wall of Athens Acropolis to begin
Italy: US tourist caught stealing marble fragment from Pompeii
Near East: Restoration of Laodicea's Hellenistic theatre to be completed in 3 years
Nigeria: The British Museum distorts history and denies its racist past
Malta: 'Irreparable' damage done to Malta's Ġgantija Temples
Heritage: The Ietionian Gate, part of Piraeus port ancient walls, to be upgraded
Near East: Rock hewn Byzantine Monastery in need of restoration
Heritage: Egypt to hire private companies to clean, manage and secure Giza pyramids area
Israel: Cyprus, Greece and Israel cooperate for restoration and preservation of religious sites
Heritage: Debt strapped Greece strives to preserve underwater antiquities
Myanmar: Number of damaged temples in Myanmar rises to 390
East Asia: Prehistoric rock art washed away by flooding in NW China
Italy: Italy earthquake damages 293 cultural heritage assets
Myanmar: Myanmar quake damages 60 pagodas
Israel: Artefacts turned over to the Israel Antiquities Authority
Middle East: Iran seeks to reclaim Achaemenid Tablets from US after 80 years
Heritage: Newly restored Malawi Museum in Egypt's Minya to reopen in weeks
Syria: US imposes import restrictions to protect the cultural heritage of Syria
Heritage: Tower of the Winds opens to public for the first time after restoration
India: 4,500-year-old Early Harappan wall damaged during excavations
Near East: Early Byzantine breakwater in Istanbul bulldozed
Italy: Italian customs seize huge haul of Roman artefacts
Philippines: The hunt for war treasure in the Philippines has hidden meanings
Near East: Ancient Syrian site discovered and destroyed by ISIS
Heritage: Egyptian antiquities experts to restore King Menkawre statue
Southern Europe: Lost statue of Zeus at Olympia recreated through 3D printing
Southern Europe: Ancient clay figurine repatriated to Cyprus from UK
South East Asia: Angkor temple entrance fee to almost double in February
Italy: Restored Pompeii kitchens show how Romans cooked
Heritage: Restoration work on Parthenon's west pediment approved
East Asia: China to crack down on damage to Great Wall
Southern Europe: Ancient underwater city of Pavlopetri at risk
Northern Europe: Norwegian youths ruin 5,000 year old rock carving
Near East: Restoration works at the Roman theatre in ancient Nikaia underway
Heritage: In Cyprus Muslim and Orthodox Christians start restoring monuments, churches and mosques in act of peace
Italy: Hercules Room at Rome's Palazzo Venezia to be restored
Kashmir: Ancient temples in the Himalaya reveal signs of past earthquakes
UK: Bronze Age artefacts found by detectorist in Wales officially declared 'treasure'
Iraq: Sumerian city of Lagash slowly emerging from desert sands
Heritage: FBI returns Mayan artefacts to Guatemala
Italy: Italian police bust gang of antiquities thieves
Near East: New materials needed to rebuild monuments in Syria's Palmyra
Near East: Turkish archaeologist complains after sponsors refuse to fund brothel excavation
Heritage: Denmark can't keep up with trove of ancient discoveries made by detectorists
Italy: Hall of the Emperors at the Capitoline Museums in Rome restored
North America: Archaeological projects start to dig up secrets at the Alamo
Southern Europe: First-ever legal bid for return of Parthenon Sculptures to Greece thrown out by European Court of Human Rights
Heritage: Fossils and minerals take the antiques market by storm
Italy: An exhibit of stolen masterpieces recovered by the Italian Carabinieri opens in Rome
Spain: UNESCO announces 9 new World Heritage Sites
Libya: Libya’s five World Heritage sites put on List of World Heritage in Danger
Italy: Roman prison with holy inmates reopens to public
Heritage: Mali World Heritage site in danger: UNESCO
Italy: Villa Giulia's nymphaeum restored by mysterious benefactors
Near East: Police seize priceless 2,000 year old Aphrodite statue in Istanbul
Heritage: Cultural Heritage’s Nautical Future
Southern Europe: British MPs introduce Bill to return Parthenon Sculptures to Greece
Southern Europe: Vatican Library digitises 1,600 year-old manuscript containing works of Virgil
Romania: Buildings in ancient Roman capital of Dacia to be restored
Near East: Restorers find Church of Nativity's 7th angel
Heritage: Kythnos: Priceless archaeological treasures remain in storage
Heritage: Ancient Philippi, a strong candidacy for UNESCO World Heritage monuments list
Italy: Sabine Chariot to return to Italy
Heritage: Relief of Pharaoh Nectanebo II returned to Egypt from Paris
Lebanon: New discoveries in Byblos amid resort development
Italy: Rome shows off cleaned-up Colosseum
Near East: Historic columns of Sardis in for cleaning
Iraq: Islamic State blows up Assyrian Temple of Nabu in Iraq
Heritage: Ancient theatre of Larissa opens to public after 20 centuries
Heritage: Ancient temple of Mexican Otomi Indians damaged
Near East: Roman-era graves bulldozed during house construction in SW Turkey
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