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2mo ago

19th-Century Steel Bridge Stolen From Prados Recovered at Resort After R$700,000 Sale

Authorities are probing whether the invoice, transport permit and heavy‑equipment removal mean the purchase was lawful or the resale of stolen municipal patrimony.

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2mo ago

Copper Roofs Stripped From Hamamatsu Shrines Including City Cultural Site

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3mo ago

Investigators Step Up High-Tech Search at Suspect’s Home for Missing Manching Celtic Gold

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5mo ago

Queensland Police Release Images After 3am Theft of Egyptian Artefacts From Caboolture Museum

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6mo ago

Mallorca Museum Begins Cataloging 1,500 Seized Artifacts From Alleged Looting Case

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6mo ago

Arrest Made in Bristol Museum Heist of More Than 600 Artefacts

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7mo ago

Mendoza Police Recover Stolen 1898 Ceremonial Saber After Five-Day Search

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7mo ago

Spanish Police Dismantle Alleged Antiquities Ring in León, Recover 6th‑Century Visigothic Gold Crown

4 ARTICLES

7mo ago

Élysée Attendant Charged in Theft of Palace Tableware After Items Surface on Vinted

5 ARTICLES

7mo ago

Élysée Silver Steward Accused of Stealing Sèvres China as Most Pieces Are Recovered

3 ARTICLES

8mo ago

Italy Busts Mafia-Linked Antiquities Rings in Calabria and Sicily

3 ARTICLES

8mo ago

Bristol Police Release CCTV of Four Suspects in Theft of 600 British Empire Collection Items

3 ARTICLES

8mo ago

Utah Offers $3,000 Reward in Theft of Human Skull From Ancient Burial Near Kanab

3 ARTICLES

8mo ago

Indigenous Australian Skull Stolen From University of Cologne Ahead of Repatriation Ceremony

3 ARTICLES

8mo ago

Excommunicated Ex-Nuns Freed as Spain Probes Suspected Sale of Convent Art

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9mo ago

Damascus National Museum Closes After Heist as Probe Points to Lone Thief

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9mo ago

Two Held Over Theft of 1763 Bouc-Bel-Air Bell as Probe Points to Scrap Melting

Cultural Heritage Theft

19th-Century Steel Bridge Stolen From Prados Recovered at Resort After R$700,000 Sale

Copper Roofs Stripped From Hamamatsu Shrines Including City Cultural Site

Investigators Step Up High-Tech Search at Suspect’s Home for Missing Manching Celtic Gold

Police Open Inquiry Into Theft of Saint Vincent de Paul Relic From Paris Church

Tawang Tourist Detained Over Theft of Sacred Items, Pardoned After Recovery

Break-In at Bologna’s San Luca Basilica Shatters Icon’s Glass, Jewelry Taken

Queensland Police Release Images After 3am Theft of Egyptian Artefacts From Caboolture Museum

Mallorca Museum Begins Cataloging 1,500 Seized Artifacts From Alleged Looting Case

Arrest Made in Bristol Museum Heist of More Than 600 Artefacts

Mendoza Police Recover Stolen 1898 Ceremonial Saber After Five-Day Search

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Cultural Heritage Theft

Spanish Police Dismantle Alleged Antiquities Ring in León, Recover 6th‑Century Visigothic Gold Crown

Élysée Attendant Charged in Theft of Palace Tableware After Items Surface on Vinted

Élysée Silver Steward Accused of Stealing Sèvres China as Most Pieces Are Recovered

Italy Busts Mafia-Linked Antiquities Rings in Calabria and Sicily

Bristol Police Release CCTV of Four Suspects in Theft of 600 British Empire Collection Items

Utah Offers $3,000 Reward in Theft of Human Skull From Ancient Burial Near Kanab

Indigenous Australian Skull Stolen From University of Cologne Ahead of Repatriation Ceremony

Excommunicated Ex-Nuns Freed as Spain Probes Suspected Sale of Convent Art

Damascus National Museum Closes After Heist as Probe Points to Lone Thief

Two Held Over Theft of 1763 Bouc-Bel-Air Bell as Probe Points to Scrap Melting

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