Archaeological wonders beyond the Diamond Triangle in Odisha and the legend of Jagannath and Biraja
Several archaeological sites lie scattered beyond the Diamond Triangle comprising the three Buddhist sites of Udaygiri, ...
Open-air exhibits at Udaygiri, Ratnagiri and Lalitgiri and the lure of Diamond Triangle of Odisha
The Buddhist monasteries were constructed in the 5th century CE and remained functional until the 13th century CE ...
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California woman loses everything in Palisades Fire, except Buddha statue
One month ago, the Palisades Fire ripped through Heather Burnett's apartment, destroying everything -- except one of her ...
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Cultural property, colonialism, and the fight for repatriation: Sri Lankan perspective
The question of stolen cultural property during the colonial era is not just one of legality; it is deeply embedded in ...
Visiting Marbella and the Mindrolling Monastery
Located in the serene foothills of the Himalayas, the gorgeous Mindrolling Monastery in Dehradun attracts thousands of Indian ...
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A museum's confession: Why we have looted objects
An exhibition at San Francisco's Asian Art Museum points to a burgeoning trend: museums are engaging the public more openly around efforts to repatriate artifacts looted from other countries.
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2,000-year-old statue found in rubbish bag in Greece
A more than 2,000-year-old marble statue of a woman has been found discarded in a rubbish bag near Thessaloniki, Greece. A local resident stumbled upon the 31-inch statue next to a bin in Neoi ...
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Return of Buddhist statue to Japan
A Buddhist statue of the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva is unveiled at the National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage in Daejeon, central South Korea, on Jan. 24, 2025, during a ceremony to send it ...
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2,000-year-old headless statue found in Greece near trash cans, police now investigating
A 32-year-old Greek national found the statue on Jan. 18 in a black bag near the trash bins. The statue, believed to be from the Hellenistic period, is currently being held by authorities for ...
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2,000-year-old statue found in bin bag in Greece
The headless statue of a woman was found in a bin bag in Thessaloniki. Credit: AP A marble statue believed to be more than 2,000 years old has been found abandoned in a bin bag near the Greek city ...
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A 2,000-year-old statue is found abandoned in a garbage bag in Greece
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This undated handout photo provided by the Greek Police and released on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025 shows a ...