While working in Quito, Ecuador, in the late 1960s and early 1970s, Larry Gardner spent weekends learning about Andean culture and artifacts. “My wife & I developed a personal relationship with the ...

It was Bonnie Seymour's first day on the job at the Nashville Parthenon. Yep, it's a replica of the real thing. She was taking a tour of the museum's collection when, behind a set of purple doors, she ...

Shoppers strolling through the Snohomish Star Mall in the early 1990s might have bought more than they bargained for. Pre-Columbian artifacts -- priceless in their countries of origin -- were hidden ...

Nearly 100 stolen archaeological artifacts dating back to the pre-Columbian era were returned Aug. 22 to the government of Mexico following an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

An auction of pre-Columbian artifacts that went ahead in Paris despite protests from the Mexican government ended as a stunning flop, with a sales total including fees that did not even reach half of ...

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NPR’s Scott Detrow talks to assistant curator at Nashville’s Parthenon Museum about her idea to repatriate hundreds of pre-Columbian artifacts... Nashville's Parthenon Museum considers repatriating ...

NPR’s Scott Detrow talks to assistant curator at Nashville’s Parthenon Museum about her idea to repatriate hundreds of pre-Columbian artifacts back to Mexico. It was Bonnie Seymour's first day on the ...