#Antiquities

Petition deepens rift between academics and Heritage Minister Amichay Eliyahu, who have been at loggerheads over a controversial West Bank and Gaza antiquities bill

The items were recovered in the course of an ongoing investigation by the District Attorney’s Antiquities Trafficking Unit and Homeland Security.

Archaeologists in Egypt recently uncovered a massive statue believed to depict King Ramses II, the pharaoh believed to be a major character in the Old Testament.

From Reddit - r/news: New York officials return more than 650 antiquities valued at $14m to India

From Live Science: Archaeologists discover perfectly circular ancient Egyptian temple that may have been used for sacred water rituals

From Gizmodo: Egyptian Archaeologists Find Perfectly Circular Temple Tied to Ancient Water Cult