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Martin Peretz still has something to say—but is anyone listening?

From the blog of Benjamin Adam Saidel at The Times of Israel

Six years into wide-scale Judean Desert cave survey operation, few Dead Sea Scrolls fragments are found. But the Land of Israel's historical picture is ever more in focus, says IAA

The Manhattan D.A. seized a looted Turkish sculpture of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius worth $20 million from the Cleveland Museum of Art.

An ancient Holy Land mosaic inscribed with an early reference to Jesus as God is at the center of a controversy that has riled archaeologists.

The Menil Collection denies claims in an Italian police statement that 60 of the disputed artefacts were housed at the Texas museum

With changing mores around cultural heritage—not to mention new scrutiny from law enforcement—experts tell us if it's still safe to collect antiques.

Working as a real archaeologist under the shadow of a Hollywood icon has been a mixed blessing for this actual prof, who explains how the field has evolved over the past 4 decades

Some of the nearly 60 pieces returned to Italy came from the Met. Others were owned by the disgraced collector Michael Steinhardt. 

Since 2017, prosecutors have repatriated art pieces looted from around 20 countries between the 1970s and 1990s. We take a closer look at the stolen artworks selling.