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  1. Iraq recovers 181 smuggled antiquities

    Iraq recovers 181 smuggled antiquities

    The recovered items included a bronze statue and eight metal boxes containing ancient skeletons, the ministry said in a statement on Monday.The artifacts were originally smuggled to Los Angeles from the Nimrud archaeological site in Nineveh province in the 1990s, Xinhua news agency reported...
  2. Abu Dhabi, Fujairah tourism departments to promote museum visits, knowledge exchange

    Abu Dhabi, Fujairah tourism departments to promote museum visits, knowledge exchange

    Abu Dhabi [UAE], the Abu Dhabi Department of Culture and Tourism (DCT Abu Dhabi) and the Fujairah Department of Tourism and Antiquities today signed a Memorandum of Understanding to facilitate knowledge sharing and attract more visitors to their museums, boosting tourism and boosting the...
  3. Israeli excavations unearth first evidence of little-known Gallus rebellion against Rome

    Israeli excavations unearth first evidence of little-known Gallus rebellion against Rome

    Tel Aviv [Israel], The discovery of a large 1,650-year-old public building and a hoard of coins during an excavation in Lod provides the first compelling evidence of the little-known Gallus revolt against Rome, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced. sunday.221 to 354 BC 94 silver and...
  4. Archaeologists find 2,300-year-old gold ring in Jerusalem

    Archaeologists find 2,300-year-old gold ring in Jerusalem

    Israel Antiquities Authority A statement said the red gemstone ring was "extremely well preserved" and had no signs of rust or weathering.It was recently excavated by Tehi Gangate, a member of the excavation team at the archaeological site of the City of David."I was scanning the earth...
  5. Golden glimpse of the past: 2,300 year old ring found in Jerusalem

    Golden glimpse of the past: 2,300 year old ring found in Jerusalem

    TEL AVIV [Israel], Archaeologists discovered a remarkably well-preserved 2,300-year-old ring of a child from the Hellenistic period in a dig in Jerusalem's City of David archaeological park, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced on Monday. The ring is adorned with a gold ring. A red...
  6. 'Like greeting Christian pilgrims': Archaeologists find 1,500-year-old church wall in the Negev

    'Like greeting Christian pilgrims': Archaeologists find 1,500-year-old church wall in the Negev

    Tel Aviv [Israel], Israel Archaeologists excavating an area of ​​the Negev Tor for expansion discovered a 1,500-year-old Byzantine-era church wall with drawings of a ship, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced Thursday "It The discovery is like a greeting from Christian pilgrims arriving by...
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