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Mongolia Receives 29 Stolen Dinosaur Fossil Sets Including Half-Complete Tarbosaurus

Years of French–Mongolian legal cooperation recovered fossils trafficked from the Gobi Desert, restoring specimens for research and museum display.

South Korean Temple Enshrines Replica of Tsushima Buddha, Honors Japanese Aides

India Displays Two Repatriated Temple Bronzes as Nataraja Stays on U.S. Loan Until 2028

U.S. Returns 657 Looted Indian Antiquities Worth Nearly $14 Million

Butyagin Back in Russia After Swap, Vows Return to Crimea

French Lawmakers Approve Bill to Speed Returns of Colonial-Era Artifacts

Judge Gives MNAC 56 Weeks to Return Sijena Murals

Mexico Repatriates 160 Cultural Items From the U.S., Canada, France and Argentina

FBI Returns 48 Peruvian Artifacts at Washington Ceremony

Cusco’s Sacred Huaca Cheqtaqaqa Defaced With Aerosol Graffiti

UNESCO Confirms Damage to Iranian World Heritage Sites After US–Israeli Strikes

UNESCO Confirms Damage to Iranian World Heritage Sites as U.S.-Israeli Strikes Continue

Millon Auction in Paris Proceeds Despite Mexico’s Demand to Halt Sale of Pre‑Columbian Objects

Government Replaces Lutyens Bust at Rashtrapati Bhavan With Rajagopalachari

Portugal Hands Over Three Pre-Columbian Artifacts to Mexico in First Return of Its Kind

Smithsonian’s Asian Art Museum to Return Three Tamil Nadu Temple Bronzes, With Nataraja on Long-Term Loan

Italy Confirms Discovery of Vitruvius’s Long-Sought Basilica in Fano

Mexico Repatriates 2,158 Cultural Objects in 2025

Mexico Receives 52 Archaeological Pieces Returned From U.S. Collectors

Franco Heirs Hand Over 12th-Century Maestro Mateo Statues to Santiago