Topic: The British Museum

A race to shore up the ancient walls of Babylon

After two failed bids, archaeologists seek to establish Babylon as a UNESCO World Heritage Site despite damage from Saddam Hussein and US troops. Those are just its latest encounters with conquerors, they argue.

How to date Virginia Woolf

A relationship with the great modernist author comes with its ups and downs.

Amazon's top 10 book picks for November

Amazon's editors pick their top 10 books for the month of November.

The Paper Garden: An Artist Begins Her Life’s Work at 72

How an 18th-century dilettante became an artist late in life.

Roman helmet auctioned for more than $3 million

Roman helmet: The helmet with face mask is described as an outstanding example of fine Roman metalwork. It was not designed for use in combat and would have been used during cavalry sporting events.

Roman coins mother lode! UK treasure hunter finds 52,000 ancient coins

Roman coins worth $5 million were found in Britain treasure hunter Dave Crisp.

Gaza Strip moves to preserve its abundant ancient treasure

The Gaza Strip was conquered by empires that left behind fortresses, alabaster jewelry, and bronze weaponry. Now the impoverished Strip is trying to rein in the black market in ancient treasure and better preserve items often found by chance.

Italy: Would you like fries with your art history?

Ex-McDonald's executive aims to bring corporate savvy to Italy's financially troubled museums and monuments.

Germany: Time for Egypt's Nefertiti bust to go home?

A German museum has a bust of the Egyptian Queen Nefertiti as its centerpiece. But should Germany and other Western nations keep or return Egypt's cultural artifacts?

Showcased at Greece's new Acropolis Museum: missing artifacts

Athens hopes the gallery, which opened Saturday, will push the British Museum to relinquish its half of the famed Parthenon Marbles.

Iraq's urban sprawl, not looting, threatens Ninevah antiquities

Growth threatens undiscovered layers of an empire that stretched from the Nile Valley to the Caucusus.

Iraq: No haven for ancient world's landmarks

At Nimrud, decay is accelerating for 3,000 years of history.

Visiting an Assyrian Queen’s Tomb

Faking it, artfully

A Brooklyn museum lifts the curtain on its fake Coptic sculptures and wins praise.

Art museums struggle with provenance issues

Recent high-profile police raids show that the problem of stolen and looted art remains.