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Crime
Former British Museum Curator Ordered to Return Stolen Artifacts
A former British Museum curator who stole and damaged artifacts has been ordered by a high court, which heard that many hundreds of the items were listed on eBay, to return any that remain in his possession.
Before Higgs was...
Archaeology
Greece Blasts British Museum for Parthenon Marbles Fashion Show
Greece's Culture Minister Lina Mendoni said Saturday that the fashion show at the British Museum featuring the Parthenon Marbles "degrades the sculptures and the universal values they represent."
Earlier in the day designer Erdem Moralıoğlu staged his latest London Fashion...
Ancient Greece
Parthenon Marbles: A Loan to Greece is Not Repatriation
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In the last months, we have been regularly reminded that secret talks have been taking place between the Greek government and the British Museum over the return of the Parthenon marbles to Greece.
By Catharine Titi
As soon the discussions became...
Archaeology
4,500-Year-Old Sumerian Palace Discovered in Iraq Desert
A Sumerian palace discovered recently in modern-day Iraq dates back 4,500 years and is considered to contain the key to understanding one of the first civilizations in human history.
Since 2015, a team of British Museum-affiliated archaeologists has been excavating...
Archaeology
British Man Strikes Gold Finding Bronze Age Cloak Fastener
A British amateur metal detectorist literally struck gold by making a great archaeological discovery of a gold cloak fastener that dates back to the Bronze Age.
The 54-year-old Jonathan Needham found the precious 3,000-year-old artifact on a patch of land...
Culture
British Museum Director Backs Parthenon Marbles Loan Plan
The British Museum's interim director declares he is in support of the plan for a loan arrangement wherein the Parthenon Marbles will be returned to Greece.
Progress towards a loan agreement between the UK and Greece over the Parthenon Marbles...
Archaeology
UK Backed Loan of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece in 2004
The government of Tony Blair in the UK backed loaning the Parthenon Marbles to Greece in 2004, declassified documents reveal.
In the early 2000s, progress on resolving the thorn in bilateral ties appeared imminent. Greece proposed a then-novel solution, suggesting...
Archaeology
Greece Prepared to Send Artifacts to London in Return for the Parthenon Marbles
Greece is prepared to periodically send ancient artifacts to the British Museum in return for the Parthenon Marbles, the Culture Minister told The Guardian.
Lina Mendoni promised that the London institution’s revered Greek galleries would not go empty. “Our position...
Archaeology
Former UK Minister Makes Powerful Plea for the Parthenon Marbles
The UK should hand back the Parthenon Marbles to Greece in “a grand gesture,” former Brexit Minister Lord Frost has said.
The Conservative peer argued the ancient sculptures housed in the British Museum were “a special situation” which required “a...
Greek News
US Reps Call on the UK to Return Parthenon Marbles to Greece
US Representatives of the Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues sent a letter calling on the UK to return to the negotiation table in discussions about returning the Parthenon Marbles to Greece.
The recipient of the letter is British PM Rishi...