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Benin Bronzes: Thousands of historic bronze castings were looted from the palaces of Benin, now part of Nigeria, by British forces in 1897. The looting was supposed to be a formal punishment ...
An ancient Bronze Age settlement was recently uncovered by archaeologists in the United Kingdom while a highway was being built. The Suffolk City Council described the site as a “Late Bronze Age ...
The House of Representatives has urged the federal government to urgently engage the Republic of Benin over the blockade of the Tabera border in Baruten local government area of Kwara State.
Benin Bronzes: Thousands of historic bronze castings were looted from the palaces of Benin, now part of Nigeria, by British forces in 1897. The looting was supposed to be a formal punishment ...
Benin on Tuesday received from a Finnish museum a sacred "katakle" three-legged stool, symbol of the African nation's artistic wealth looted by French colonial troops in the late 19th century.
Perhaps a big bronze tree or a recording of the late monarch’s voice. All those ideas feature among the five finalists for a permanent London monument to Elizabeth, who died in September 2022 at ...
The three Bronze Age objects were found in March 2022 and date back to about 1400–1150 BCE. Known as the Crichel Hoard, the bent ornaments have been valued at £9,000 and Dorset Museum is ...
Great Britain won bronze medals in the men's and quad events at the wheelchair tennis World Team Cup in Turkey. Ben Bartram and Dahnon Ward beat France pair Geoffrey Jasiak and Gaetan Menguy ...
Rund Abdelfatah is the co-host and producer of Throughline, a podcast that explores the history of current events. In that role, she's responsible for all aspects of the podcast's production ...