Crime
Ancient Canaanites Added Arsenic to Copper to Create Counterfeit Currency
The toxic chemical gave the metal a luminous sheen, enabling forgers to pass off cheap alloys as silver
Officials Seize 27,400 Artifacts Looted by a Single French Treasure Hunter
The unidentified man accumulated a sizable collection of ancient coins, jewelry, accessories and sculptures
New Digital Project Details 150 Belgian Libraries Looted by the Nazis
During WWII, a special ideological unit stole some 250,000 to 300,000 books for research and propaganda purposes
The Case of the Autographed Corpse
The author of the Perry Mason novels rose to the defense of an Apache shaman who was falsely convicted of killing his wife
Authorities Arrest Three Suspects in $1 Billion Dresden Jewel Heist
Investigators linked the November 2019 burglary to an organized crime syndicate
The Courageous Tale of Jane Johnson, Who Risked Her Freedom for Those Who Helped Her Escape Slavery
A dramatic court scene in Philadelphia put the abolitionist cause in headlines across the nation
The Little-Known Story of America's Deadliest Election Day Massacre
A new exhibition on the 1920 Ocoee massacre examines the Florida city's history of voter suppression and anti-black violence
Boiling Chickens in Yellowstone's Hot Springs Is Illegal
Three men are now banned from visiting the national park after pleading guilty to several charges
Vatican Library Enlists Artificial Intelligence to Protect Its Digitized Treasures
The archive employs A.I. modeled on the human immune system to guard offerings including a rare manuscript of the "Aeneid"
The Heiress Who Stole a Vermeer, Witchcraft in Post-WWII Germany and Other New Books to Read
These five November releases may have been lost in the news cycle
Why a German Museum Is Displaying Fake Paintings From Its Collections
A taboo-breaking exhibition at Cologne's Museum Ludwig spotlights misattributed Russian avant-garde works
Why a New Statue of Medusa Is So Controversial
The gorgon, seen holding Perseus' severed head, stands across from the court where Harvey Weinstein was tried
A Stolen Mao Zedong Scroll Was Found Cut in Half
Prior to the defacement, the nine-foot-long calligraphy work was valued at an estimated $300 million
You Could Own the House of Horrors From 'Silence of the Lambs'
The property appeared as serial killer Buffalo Bill's lair in the classic 1991 film
Portrait Project Memorializes Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
A new exhibition available to view online features 94 photographs, as well as original artwork
3-D Printed Sea Turtle Eggs Reveal Poaching Routes
Scientists put GPS locators inside plastic eggs to find trafficking destinations in Costa Rica
Stolen First Editions by Galileo, Newton Discovered Beneath Floor in Romania
Authorities have recovered 200 rare books pilfered in a 2017 London heist
Lawsuit Seeks Reparations for Victims of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
Led by a 105-year-old survivor of the attack, the plaintiffs detail almost 100 years of lasting harm
Treasure Hunters Destroy 2,000-Year-Old Heritage Site in Sudan
Illegal gold diggers dug an enormous trench at Jabal Maragha in the eastern Sahara Desert
Thieves Steal 17th-Century Masterpiece for Third Time in 32 Years
Frans Hals' "Two Laughing Boys with a Mug of Beer" was previously purloined in 1988 and 2011
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