Artifact

Trying to figure out if the artifact was a fake, and while it sounds pretty straightforward, it’s anything but.

A new poll released on Friday found that the majority of the British public would support the return of the Parthenon Sculptures to Greece, with the condition of a "cultural partnership," the BBC reports.

Unique historical artifacts and mosaics, including those unearthed from the UNESCO heritage ancient site of Göbeklitepe, are carefully being cleaned by expert teams at the Şanlıurfa Archaeology Museum.

More than 8.91 million people visited Turkish museums and archaeological sites in 2020, despite the negative effects of the coronavirus outbreak.

The sites have an important role in the context of protecting cultural heritage, transferring it to future generations and generating a collective memory.

An investigation launched by the local directorate of culture and tourism of the southern province of Antalya has revealed that none of the 17,000 historical artifacts in the city's Archeology Museum have been registered officially for 13 years and no inventory work has been done since 2009.

A bull figure from the Bronze Age, which was purchased half a century ago, has been sent to the Antalya Museum from Vienna. 

Culture and Tourism Minister Ömer Çelik said a person named Manfred Weinwurm, who purchased the figure from Antalya, sent the historic artifact by cargo. 

As part of an initiative titled "The Unseen Museum," which casts the spotlight on items owned by Greek museums but hidden from public sight due to a lack of space, the National Archaeological Museum hosts a series of events focusing on an amazing artifact, the bronze sarcophagus of a cat.

Smuggler attempts to leave country with 100 artifacts

BELGRADE -- Serbian customs and police officers have discovered about 100 archaeological objects in a van searched at the Horgos border crossing in the north.