Two looted antiquities seized in New York will be returned to Iraq
The figurines, which were looted from the ancient city of Uruk, belong to one of the oldest civilisations on earth
Source: theartnewspaper.com
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351 Looted Antiquities Are Being Repatriated to Greece – Robb Report
The Greek Ministry of Culture announced the recovery last week, with objects dating from the Neolithic period to the early Byzantine era.
Source: robbreport.com
First records of kissing were thought to be from India – but new evidence is challenging that idea
Lip kissing is documented in ancient Mesopotamia from at least 2500BC onwards.
Source: scroll.in
US hands back two rare looted Iraqi sculptures
The sculptures that were smuggled during the Gulf War and brought to New York in the late 1990s are said to be valued at $275,000
Source: thenationalnews.com
Greece Will Recover 351 Looted Antiquities From Art Dealer Robin Symes – ARTnews.com
The items included a bronze statue of Alexander the Great and a white stone figurine from the 4th millennium BCE.
Source: artnews.com
U.S. Authorities Repatriated Two Ancient Sculptures to Iraq—One Belonging to Met Trustee Shelby White
The U.S. has returned two ancient looted sculptures, collectively valued at $275,000, to Iraq, including one from collector Shelby White.
Source: artnet.com
Earliest evidence of kissing pushed back 1,000 years
It turns out that the history and causes for kissing are more complex than anticipated.
Al Muthannáz Sophie Lund Rasmussen University Of Oxford University Of Copenhagen Barton Cylinder Aage Westerholtz
Source: the-star.co.ke
Kiss and Tell: Did lip-locking begin in 2500 BC?
Although lip kissing is an act that’s so natural and common in many present-day societies, the history and causes for kissing are more complex than anticipated
Source: firstpost.com
Earliest evidence of kissing pushed back 1,000 years
Researchers examined whether kissing is an innate human activity or whether its origins are relatively recent.
Source: theconversation.com