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- London museum said last year that more than 1,000 items including jewellery, gems and Greek pottery, had been stolen, were missing, or had been damaged
- FBI’s efforts include contacting people who bought items on eBay, including a man in New Orleans who bought two gems on the platform, the BBC reported
Scientists have found evidence of what they called an ‘Age of Monotremes’ some 100 million years ago in Australia, according to research published on Monday.
New research indicates that early humans in China thrived in the harsh environment of the Gobi Desert by embracing technological advancements.
Events designed to boost Hong Kong’s economy and tourism run the gamut from high fashion, art and architecture to sports, technology and business.
Archaeologists excavating a tomb in eastern China said it is the most complex structure of its kind, leading to hypotheses that it belonged to a Chu state king.
Analysis of two 2,500-year-old skeletons suggests the men had their legs amputated as a form of penal punishment, a common practice at the time.
Archaeologists have reconstructed the features of Shanidar Z, whose skull was discovered in Iraqi Kurdistan.
Fossilised footprints in Fujian province point to new type of dinosaur that is one of the biggest known raptors – far larger than the human-sized ‘aggressive hunters’ shown in blockbuster films.
A team of scientists discovered microplastics at an archaeology site in York, which potentially have major consequences.
The 2,000-year-old paintings inspired by the Trojan War were found during excavations at the Roman city of Pompeii, Italy, which was submerged by volcanic ash when Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD 79.
The analysis of the remains of Emperor Wu from the Northern Zhou dynasty also offers an alternative theory to an ancient suspicion he was killed by poison.
Peking University academic Wang Jisi argues in article for think tank that US has not ‘paid enough notice’ to the implications of China’s ideological shift.
Archaeologists in central China continue to unearth insightful new findings from the tomb of Prince Jin Duan, a foundational member of the Ming Dynasty royal line.
Scientists have used DNA analysis to determine that pottery development in China was linked to strong regional differences in how they cooked millet, an ancient staple grain.
Scientists in China have discovered a unique 7,700 year-old-bottle that offers fresh insights into the transition between two neolithic Chinese societies.
Archaeologists found a 2,500-year-old lost civilisation of farmers, challenging notions that there were only hunter-gatherers in the region at the time.
From McDonald’s coming under fire from Malaysian social media users to Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh’s new family role, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting.
Archaeologists in China recently discovered a tomb from the Western Han dynasty, and they could pinpoint the date it was sealed to 193 BC.
A DNA study of human remains on the Silk Road have shown there were people with a combination of genetic backgrounds there as early as 220AD.
Archaeologists discovered evidence of a very early Austronesian society on an island off the coast of China, expanding original ideas about where they lived.
Researchers studying the Warring States bamboo slips have revealed a startling finding from the ancient texts.
“A cramped room with no view of the outside world” where slaves and donkeys ground grain for bread was found in the ancient Roman city.
Other treasured archaeological sites such as churches and hammam baths have also been hit, Hamas says, urging Unesco to protect the historic buildings.
Archaeologists say the ancient Xiongjialing Dam is the oldest water conservancy system ever found in China.
Scientist with amber fossils from Lebanese forest uses hi-tech equipment in China to identify preserved mosquitoes.
Archaeological site is concrete evidence of 5,000 years civilisation and a treasure for the world, the Chinese leader says.
Rishi Sunak triggered a diplomatic spat with Greece over the repatriation of the Parthenon Marbles by cancelling at the last minute a one-on-one in London.
The Scythian artefacts – some around 2,000 years old – were on loan to an Amsterdam museum when they ended up at the centre of a geopolitical crisis after Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea.
A mass grave uncovered in China has been found to contain 43 victims of headhunting massacres, with 32 of them, all women and children, killed in a single event.
Chinese politics expert goes viral by claiming ancient Greek’s legacy not supported by written record. While most scholars disagree, the comments reflect a trend among nationalist intellectuals calling for a less Western-centric version of history.
