More than 4,500 years ago, in one of humanity’s earliest civilizations, gender-diverse individuals held respected and ...

The 1850 discovery of King Ashurbanipal's vast library of cuneiform tablets at Nineveh illuminated fascinating records and ...

Lost underwater 'city' discovered in India could rewrite the history of civilisation ...

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The British Museum has been called out for posting images containing A.I. generated content on its Instagram and Facebook.

A third-century B.C.E. Greek gold chain necklace similar to some of the missing objects © The Trustees of the British Museum under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 More than two ...

The British Museum made headlines in 2023 when it announced items from their collection had been stolen. The majority of the stolen pieces were small gems and jewelry kept in a storeroom, and none ...

The British Museum in London shines a light on the ties that bind Hawaii and the UK in a new blockbuster show opening this month (15 January-25 May). The accompanying catalogue for Hawai‘i: a Kingdom ...

Help wanted - treasure hunter. That's the gist of what the British Museum is looking for in a new hire. The institution is still reeling from a heist discovered there more than two years ago. Hundreds ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The figure, which was probably one part of a pair, was likely meant to symbolize the strength and power of the Roman Empire. The panther probably represented Bacchus, the Roman name for the Greek god ...

The British Museum is looking to hire a dedicated sleuth to help recover the Greek and Roman artifacts that were stolen from it more than two years ago. Help wanted - treasure hunter. That's the gist ...