Artifacts

Bones of medieval tsar, 48 religious relics to be exchanged under new Greece-Bulgaria heritage MoU

The official handover ceremony will take place on October 3, at the the Museum of Byzantine Culture in Thessaloniki.

Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministers of Culture of Greece and Bulgaria, Lina Mendoni and Evtim Miloshev, September 30, 2026.
Several royal inscriptions found at the Tell el-Abqain fortress site in Egypt, September 25, 2026.

Ancient Egyptian fortress uncovers soldiers’ homes, royal inscriptions, and horse burial

Ancient pottery vessels found at the Temple of Sekhmet near Mit Rahina in Egypt, September 23, 2026.

Egyptian-Chinese mission unearths wine press at temple to ancient warrior goddess

A close-up shows the exterior of the copper amulet container uncovered at Turkmen Karahoyuk in Konya, Turkey, July 26, 2026.

Rare Christian amulet holding bible scrap, ancient stone seal unearthed at Turkish site - report


Ancient Egyptian amulet discovered in Turkey

The amulet features markings such as a hand holding a sword, letter characters and a pair of wings.

View of Amasra Castle

Thor's hammer discovered in Sweden, just a bit smaller

The amulet is described as a "one of a kind," by archaeologists, the report said. Coins dating back to the ancient Roman period have also been discovered at the site.

 A copy of the Thor's hammer from Skåne (Scania), Sweden. The original Thor's hammer is made of silver. It was created around 1000 AD and found in 1877.

Egypt calls for return of Rosetta Stone 200 years after it was deciphered

After 200 years of sitting in British custody, Egypt has officially called for the return of the Rosetta Stone.

 Front-facing Rosetta Stone

Cache of 44 Byzantine-era solid gold coins uncovered in Israeli nature reserve

The coins are thought to have been buried around the time of the Muslim Conquest of the Levantine Byzantine Empire in 635 AD.

A cache of 44 solid gold coins from the Byzantine-era was discovered in Banias Nature Reserve, October 3, 2022

Ancient Islamic mosaics uncovered at shores of Kinneret

Ancient mosaics were uncovered near Tiberias, on the Sea of Galilee, which reveal new information about life in the Holy Land.

 A VIEW of the Kinneret with the Hermon in the background. The view that inspired Rachel the Poetess, among others.

Who did the 3,000-year-old gold mask found in China belong to?

A gold funeral mask was found in an ancient tomb in China's Henan Province that dates back to approximately the Shang Dynasty.

 Gold death-mask known as the "Mask of Agamemnon".

Egyptian mummy cheese? Researchers find 2,600-year-old cheese at necropolis

The cheese was found during excavations at the Saqqara necropolis.

Montgomery's cheddar cheese

Rare artifacts seized from man's home in Hebron

The items were reportedly looted from a cave near Tel Hebron and kept illegally.

 The South Mount Hebron area, July 20, 2015.

21 stolen artifacts seized from New York's Met in smuggling probe

The works include a marble head of the Greek goddess Athena from about 200 BCE, two statues of Castor and Pollux from the Roman Empire and a piece depicting a Hindu deity from the sixth-century.

Visitors walk along the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, March 6, 2006.

3,000-year-old Egyptian artifact seized in Memphis, Tennessee

A potentially 3,000-year-old canopic jar was found as it was being smuggled through the city.

 An ancient Imsety canopic jar lid seized by US Customs and Border Protection.