Ancient Artifacts News Today

A grave robber in the 40's dug up 25 Native Americans. Then, the robber died, and his brother was left with the remains. The brother dropped them off at Western Colorado University, where they've sat for over 70 years. But maybe not for long - a professor is trying to get the lost souls back to their tribe.

An extraterrestrial misunderstanding led to a grave-robbing bonanza at the detriment of valuable Peruvian heritage.

Archaeologists discovered the ancient workshops while surveying a rocky desert area.

Archaeologists found remnants of Iron Age firepits and ceramic fragments.

Archaeologists explored four sites and unearthed about 25,000 artifacts.

A photo shows the “unusual” ancient treasures.

Legendary objects like the Rosetta Stone and the Parthenon Marbles have long been the subjects of hotly contested disputes between countries.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has announced the return of 16 ancient artifacts to Cambodia and Thailand. Returning the stolen artifacts: In a press release, New York City’s Metropolitan Museum noted that 14 artworks linked to Douglas Latchford, a British antiquities dealer and prominent scholar of Khmer art, will be returned to Cambodia, while two others will be repatriated to Thailand.

Clay bricks from the building projects of ancient kings recorded a historical “map” of changes in the Earth’s magnetic field, a new study has found. About 3,000 years ago, for reasons that aren’t well understood, the Earth’s magnetic field suddenly spiked in power above what is now modern Iraq. And when it did, that change…

Archaeologists said the discoveries span approximately 20,000 years.