In recent news, a small piece of Neolithic rock art was unearthed by Susie Sinclair, a participant on a geological course in the village of Over, Cambridgeshire. According to Cambridge University, it is “unlike anything previously found in the east of England.” It comprises a slab of weathered sandstone with two pairs of concentric circles etched into the surface and has been hailed by archaeologists to be very typical for the later Neolithic era.
Neolithic Art
Antiquities in the News
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- Cambodia Calls for Return of Khmer Antiquities - TIME May 16, 2013Telegraph.co.ukCambodia Calls for Return of Khmer AntiquitiesTIMEA new round of art repatriation is happening in the United States. American museums and private collectors are giving back prized antiquities following foreign governments' claim that the treasures were looted from their archeological sites. In the ...Cambodia Seeks Return of More Antiquit […]
- Cambodia Presses US Museums to Relinquish Antiquities - New York Times May 15, 2013New York TimesCambodia Presses US Museums to Relinquish AntiquitiesNew York TimesBuoyed by the Metropolitan Museum of Art's decision this month to return two stolen statues, Cambodia is asking other museums to examine any Khmer antiquities they acquired after 1970, when a 20-year period of civil war and genocide gave thieves free ...and more » […]
- As Egypt's Tourism Industry Languishes, Antiquities Under Threat - Gadling May 13, 2013As Egypt's Tourism Industry Languishes, Antiquities Under ThreatGadlingAs Egypt's Tourism Industry Languishes, Antiquities Under Threat. by Sean McLachlan (RSS feed) on May 13th 2013 at 9:00AM. Egypt Since the January 2011 Revolution, Egypt has been suffering social and political unrest, and its tourism industry has been ... […]
- Greece Seeks WWII Antiquities From Germany - Greek Reporter May 12, 2013Greece Seeks WWII Antiquities From GermanyGreek ReporterAlready pressing Germany for 240 billion euros ($311.6 billion) for World War II reparations, Greece is also readying a case for the return of antiquities looted by the Nazis during World War II, officials said. “The entirety of the archaeological ...and more » […]
- Lebanon arrests a network smuggling Syrian antiquities - Ya Libnan May 18, 2013