Archaeology Weekly Roundup

Archaeologists have discovered evidence for a previously unknown ancient language on cuneiform tablets buried in the ruins of a 2800 year old Middle Eastern palace.

An Italian court has upheld an order for the seizure of a masterpiece of the J. Paul Getty Museum’s antiquities collection, finding that the bronze statue of a victorious athlete was illegally exported from Italy before the museum purchased it for $4 million in 1976.

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