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Ancient Greece
Antiquities Smugglers Arrested on Greek Island of Crete
On Tuesday, Greek police arrested five suspected antiquities smugglers on the island of Crete during an operation to dismantle a criminal ring responsible for the theft of historically valuable items.
During the operation, the police seized and recovered several items...
Ancient Greece
The Greek Archaeologist who Helped Expose Steinhardt’s Stolen Antiquities
Greek forensic archaeologist Christos Tsirogiannis, who played a vital role in uncovering stolen antiquities in the collection of billionaire Michael Steinhardt told Greek Reporter on Tuesday that US authorities will soon announce at least two more cases of the...
Archaeology
Germans Return Stolen Antiquities to Greece
In the month of June, Greek stolen antiquities that are in Germany will be given back to Greece. About 8,000 pieces of vases dating to the Neolithic age were exported illegally to Germany by a group of foreign archaeologists...