A column capital is missing from a Byzantine church in Ancient Olympia, Greece. Officials there believe it has been stolen. Parts of a colossal statue have been unearthed at the sanctuary of Apollo in Hierapolis, Turkey.   British archaeologists working on Easter Island say the red hats worn by some moai on the coast were carved […]

An unnamed Jaipur artifact dealer has been dubbed “India’s Medici,” suggesting that he has been selling so-called “toxic antiquities” on the world market. Experts expect that more stolen objects will be identified during the Indian investigation known as “Operation Blackhole.” A sixth-century sculpture of the Hindu goddess Gajalakshmi was unearthed in Kashmir. The goddess, seated […]