You wouldn't swipe a historic relic while sightseeing, would you? Here are four cases of people who did, then made amends upon realizing their wrongdoing.

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Feb 24 (Reuters) - A small object called the Adorant figurine discovered in a cave in Germany in 1979 - crafted roughly 40,000 years ago by some of the earliest people to ...

A shipment declared as “metal decorative articles” turned out to be something else entirely - dozens of ancient weapons, believed to be looted from Iran. US border officials in Philadelphia have now ...

Sculptures and tools from the Stone Age show markings that could be an early precursor to written language, according to a new analysis.

U.S. Customs and Border Patrol seized almost 100 ancient artifacts, including 36 swords and 50 arrowheads, that date back ...

Recent discoveries have sparked a wave of excitement and intrigue among scientists and the public alike, as evidence suggests the existence of ancient non-human artifacts on Earth. These findings, if ...

In a remarkable discovery, archaeologists have unearthed a 1,500-year-old wooden reindeer trap, along with other ancient artifacts, from the melting ice in Norway’s mountains. These findings offer a ...

At approximately 3 a.m., a police report stated, a man smashed a window of The Abbey Place Museum and took several artifacts.

Cambodia welcomes home 74 ancient artifacts that officials say looters stole during decades of war and unrest. The Culture Ministry unveiled them on Friday at the National Museum in Phnom Penh ...

Including more than 500 Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) silver ingots, around 7,000 ancient artifacts, mostly made of gold and silver, were recently put on display at the Jiangkou ­Chenyin Museum in Pengshan ...