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BBC News
28-05-2025
- Science
- BBC News
Photos of Norway's incredibly rare Viking ship discovery
In 1903, a Norwegian farmer discovered an ornate piece of wood sticking out of the mud. One year later, an almost totally intact Viking ship burial had been uncovered, along with incredible artefacts and the bodies of two high-status women. Today the women have raised a wealth of fascinating questions and their ship remains one of the best-preserved Viking artefacts in the world. The Oseberg ship, its artefacts and the buried women will be next on display in 2027, when Oslo's rebuilt Museum of the Viking Age is expected to open again.
ABC News
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- ABC News
Stuff The British Stole: Trailer
Stuff The British Stole History Documentary Thought-Provoking Watch Trailer Article share options Share this on Facebook Twitter Send this by Email Copy link WhatsApp Messenger Marc Fennell goes around the world in search of the hidden histories of a whole new suite of artefacts, uncovering tales of heists, wars and skullduggery, revealing the truth about how these priceless treasures got there.
CNA
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CNA
Interactive exhibit charts 700 years of Singapore's history as maritime hub
Fancy a sampan ride across the Singapore River, battling choppy waters and navigating other vessels, all with passengers in tow? This is one virtual experience visitors to the National Museum of Singapore will get at a new exhibit from May 24. It shows the country's maritime history over the past 700 years, as part of the country's 60th birthday celebrations. More than 350 artefacts will be on display, alongside interactive digital formats. Muhammad Bahajjaj with a sneak peek.
The National
19-05-2025
- General
- The National
Australia and US return ancient artefacts to Egypt as repatriation campaign gathers pace
Egypt has repatriated 21 ancient artefacts from Australia in a milestone for its efforts to recover key items of historical heritage that have been smuggled out of the country. Statues, fragments of coffins and other relics arrived in Cairo on Sunday from Canberra in a transfer enabled by authorities from both nations. 'These artefacts represent Egypt's unwavering commitment to protecting our cultural heritage,' said Egyptian Tourism and Antiquities Minister Sherif Fathy. He said the repatriation was a testament to strong bilateral ties between Egypt and Australia, with the countries recently marking 75 years of diplomatic relations. Among the returned artefacts are a wooden ushabti statue, pieces of a painted coffin and an intricately carved ivory spindle. A long-missing portion of a funerary stela was also recovered. It had been broken into four parts, with three returned to Egypt from Switzerland in 2017 and the fourth recently identified at Macquarie University in Sydney. All the artefacts will be restored at the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square, Cairo, before being exhibited. The Australian repatriation follows another transfer only days earlier from the US in which Egypt recovered 25 artefacts. These included gilded wooden coffin lids, a portrait of a mummy from the Fayoum region and granite fragments believed to be from the temple of Queen Hatshepsut, who reigned between 1479 and 1458BC. The artefacts, which span several historical periods, were smuggled out of Egypt decades ago and surfaced in US collections. They were returned after three years of investigations and co-operation between Egyptian and US authorities, including the Manhattan District Attorney's Office. The latest repatriations are part of Egypt's broader campaign to recover an array of artefacts that have been taken illegally over the years. They include items smuggled through black markets, sold at international auctions, or acquired during colonial-era expeditions. Egypt has intensified its calls for the return of high-profile treasures housed in western museums, including the Rosetta Stone in the British Museum and the bust of Queen Nefertiti at Neues Museum, Berlin. In 2022, renowned Egyptian archaeologist Dr Zahi Hawass launched a campaign for the return of these two iconic items, arguing they were removed under dubious circumstances. The Rosetta Stone, discovered in 1799 and instrumental in deciphering ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs, has been in British possession for more than two centuries. Similarly, the 3,400-year-old bust of Nefertiti, discovered in 1912 by a German archaeological team, has been the subject of Egyptian demands for decades. Both items are emblematic of Egypt's cultural legacy and its enduring struggle to reclaim its heritage.
Arab News
18-05-2025
- Arab News
Egypt recovers antiquities smuggled to Australia: ministry
CAIRO: Egypt's antiquities ministry said Sunday it had retrieved 21 artefacts, including a funerary figurine and an eye of Horus amulet, that had been smuggled illegally to Australia. Most of the items had been 'on display at a renowned auction house in Australia, before it became clear that there were no proper ownership documents,' Supreme Council of Antiquities chief Mohamed Ismail Khaled said. The collection, which also included a fragment of a wooden sarcophagus, was handed over to the Egyptian embassy in Canberra. Officials did not say how or when the pieces had been smuggled out of the country. Such thefts are not uncommon, however. During the 2011 uprising that ousted Egypt's longtime ruler Hosni Mubarak, looters ransacked museums and archaeological sites, spiriting away thousands of priceless pieces. Many of the stolen artefacts later appeared on the international market or ended up in private collections. Officials say Egypt has successfully retrieved around 30,000 smuggled artefacts over the past decade. Six years ago, the country's embassy in Australia also received a long-lost fourth and final part of a stone stela dating back to the fourth century BC. The stela, or information slab, disappeared from an excavation site in Luxor in 1995. Known as the Sheshn Nerfertem stela, it was smuggled in pieces to Switzerland, from where three pieces were repatriated in 2017. The now-complete stela, and the artefacts repatriated from Australia, are now 'at the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir for restoration in preparation for display in a temporary exhibition,' the antiquities ministry said.
