Overall, 53,490 archaeological discoveries were recorded in 2022, and more than 1,300 of those finds were "treasure cases," the British Museum said in a news release. Most of the items were found ...

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The scandal has prompted demands from China and other countries for treasures to be returned. Titled Escape from the British Museum, the three-part series from two Chinese social media influencers ...

The Metropolitan Police is investigating how several items from the British Museum’s collection were stolen or damaged by a member of the institution’s staff. The return of the Elgin Marbles ...

If the find is discovered to be treasure, then the finder must offer it for sale to a museum at a price set by the British Museum's Treasure Valuation Committee. A reward is then offered to the ...

How is it that major institutions do things that are against their own interests, immune from public scrutiny, and damaging ...

Greek authorities announced that scores of stolen artifacts including coins and vessels have surfaced by surprise in an ...

"It seems to me a more sensible and diplomatic way to proceed." A 1963 UK law prevents the British museum from giving away ...

And in return, Greece lends us some of its treasures, and we made a lot of ... having held a series of private meetings with British Museum officials this year. “From what I can gather from ...

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He added, "We share their treasures with the world, and the world comes to the UK to see them. The collection of the British Museum is protected by law, and we have no plans to change it." ...