In a significant step to combat the illegal trafficking of cultural heritage items, the Cyprus customs department on Friday handed over two ancient coins to the department of antiquities.

On Tuesday, Russian authorities announced the seizure of a collection of ancient gold coins stolen from the Saint-Remi Museum in Reims, northeastern France, after an attempt to sell them on the ...

Archaeologists in the Judean Desert have unearthed a "mysterious pyramid-shaped structure" dating back 2,200 years. The evacuation was a joint mission between the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA ...

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Coins from this time include punch-marked silver and copper pieces, referred to as "pana" in ancient Sanskrit and Pali literature. These coins, influenced by Greek and Scythian designs ...

They see its disappearance as a bad omen. By Martin Fackler and Hisako Ueno Reporting from Suwa, Japan For at least six centuries, residents along a lake in the mountains of central Japan have ...

a grave marker or even possibly an ancient monument. “It is an enthralling historical mystery,” the directors said in the release. Bronze coins related to Ptolemies and of Antiochus IV ...

Before joining Raw Story, Brad Reed spent eight years writing about technology at BGR.com and Network World. Prior to that, he wrote freelance stories for political publications such as AlterNet ...

Then, she released “Bad Liar,” the most sophisticated, ambitious and generally surprising single of her career to that point, co-written alongside a pair of hitmakers with whom she had an ...

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These ancient texts, preserved between wooden covers on palm leaves, contain intricate riddles, artistic flourishes, and historical insights that have survived centuries. 2.5 lakh+ manuscripts ...

A stunning hoard of destroyed – yet still insightful – two-millennia-old artifacts were recently brought to light by archaeologists in the United Kingdom. The discovery was announced by Durham ...