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Brazil Indigenous group hails a sacred cloak's homecoming after nearly four centuries in Europe

Colorado Springs Gazette 13 Sep 2024
It has been in Denmark's National Museum for 335 years, it said ... For years, the Greek have demanded the return of sculptures from the Parthenon temple on the Acropolis, which currently reside in the British Museum.
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Monte Carlo Nite set for Sept. 21

The Terrell Tribune 13 Sep 2024
Monte Carlo Nite, hosted by the No. 1 British Flying and Training School Museum, is set for Saturday, Sept. .
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Stefanos Dimoulas: Dancer Who Acts, Actor Who Dances

Greek City Times 13 Sep 2024
Stefanos Dimoulas, the first Greek dancer to be listed in Forbes 30 Under 30, performed at the British Museum, drawing attention to the ongoing issue of the Parthenon Marbles.
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Oldest map of the world on nearly 3,000-year-old Babylonian tablet deciphered to reveal surprisingly familiar story

New York Post 12 Sep 2024
... the British Museum ... Irving Finkel, a curator at the British Museum, called the tablet “the oldest map of the world in the world.” The British Museum ... The British Museum ... The British Museum.
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Largest Ancient City Discovered in Egypt

Colombia One 12 Sep 2024
Discovered by French soldiers in 1799 during Napoleon’s campaign in Egypt, the stone was later taken to England, where it has since been displayed at the British Museum ... Museum in Berlin.
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Groundbreaking Discovery of Largest Ancient City in Egypt

Greek Reporter 12 Sep 2024
Credit. kairoinfo4u / Flickr / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 ... This ancient city has remained well-preserved ... Afterward, it was taken to England and has been on display at the British Museum ever since ... It is currently displayed at the Egyptian Museum in Berlin ... ....
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Michael B. Jordan Set To Direct And Star In The Thomas Crown Affair Remake

Empire 12 Sep 2024
Michael B ... by. Updated11 minutes ago. People. ... Rene Russo ... Jordan conduct an art heist of sorts – that brilliantly memorable museum scene in Black Panther, in which his Killmonger liberates artefacts shamelessly nabbed by the British during colonial rule.
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Putin

The Daily Mail 12 Sep 2024
US and British foreign ministers met President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv yesterday in what could prove a key moment with the war between Russia and Ukraine now at a critical juncture ... Museum.
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Five More Prison Years For Metal Detectorist Jailed for Stealing $3.6million Hoard

Ancient Origins 12 Sep 2024
Under British law, any archaeological find must be reported “to the local coroner ... Gareth Williams, a curator of early medieval coins at the British Museum, explained why this crime is taken seriously..
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Metal detectorist who stole a £3million Viking treasure hoard has his jail sentence extended after...

The Daily Mail 12 Sep 2024
Debbie Price, of the CPS, said ... The convictions followed a lengthy investigation by West Mercia Police into reports from the metal detecting community and the British Museum of an unreported large treasure find in 2015 ... .
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Archaeologists unlock 3,000-year-old secrets about creation of universe and monsters in after...

The Daily Mail 11 Sep 2024
It is currently being held at the British Museum in London ... Because the tablet is fragmented in places, the full text couldn't be deciphered, but The British Museum reported that it talks of 'ruined cities ...
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High Court refuses full judicial review of decision to approve Bloomsbury tower

Building 11 Sep 2024
The High Court has refused an attempt by campaigners to bring a full judicial review against the decision to approve a DSDHA-designed office tower near the British Museum.
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As a new sculpture of Queen Elizabeth II is slated, how does it compare to ...

The Daily Mail 11 Sep 2024
Once displayed at the British Museum, it cost more than £1.5million to make in 2008, and £1million of that was the price of the 18 carat gold ... of British supermodel Kate Moss at the British Museum.
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Old print saved from dump is a Dürer — and tipped to fetch £20k

The Times/The Sunday Times 11 Sep 2024
For its former owner, the engraving was trash. For the British Museum, it was treasure ... The engraving has been identified as Knight, Death and the Devil, one of the German painter’s woodcut engravings ... SWNS ... The print, verified by. UK ... .
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The Lost Worlds of Babylon’s Ancient Map (Video)

Ancient Origins 11 Sep 2024
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... This clay tablet, now housed in the British Museum, offers a detailed representation of how the Babylonians viewed their world, combining geographical knowledge with mythological concepts ... History of Maps ... .

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