In 1801 a British nobleman stripped the Parthenon of many of its sculptures and took them to England. Controversy over their ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Roger Michel, director of the Institute for Digital Archaeology, in front of the real Elgin Marbles in the British Museum - Jeff ...

The Parthenon marbles are rarely out of the news. Most recently, Turkish officials have rejected claims by the British Museum that British diplomat Lord Elgin was given permission from Ottoman ...

‘It’s time for the matter to be closed,’ Nikos Stampolidis, head of the Acropolis Museum, told AFP – Copyright AFP/File – The new director of the Acropolis ...

The regional archaeological museum of Sicily has shipped a fragment from the Parthenon temple to the Acropolis Museum in Athens, where it will remain on long-term loan. Some have interpreted the move ...

ATHENS, GreeceATHENS, Greece — One of the world’s most intractable cultural disputes is back in the spotlight after a Turkish official cast doubt on the existence of proof long cited by Britain that ...

Experts said the fragment, recovered by divers from the Greek culture ministry, matched the style and dimensions of the Parthenon, but that it was too soon to be certain of its provenance. By Isabella ...

LONDON — Around 60 protesters gathered at the British Museum on Saturday, June 18 in the latest call for the Parthenon Marbles in London to be returned to Greece. The protest marked the 13th ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." In 1801, Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, took the Parthenon Marbles (also known as the Elgin Marbles) ...

As Western nations increasingly move to restitute looted cultural artifacts to their countries of origin, pressure is intensifying for London’s British Museum to return Greece’s famed Parthenon ...

When it comes to the repatriation of art and artifacts to their home countries, one ethical dilemma rules them all: the Greek Parthenon sculptures housed at London’s British Museum. What is the ...

Restorers have fixed a gap on the western side of the temple in Athens that had been empty for more than 220 years. By Claire Moses Experts said the fragment, recovered by divers from the Greek ...