News Prehistoric Woman Could Likely Hunt as Well as Men, Researchers Say Spanish Conquistadors recorded the use of atlatls by the Aztec in Mexico and noted that with it a stone weapon could pierce metal armor. By Daniel Cassady Aug 22, 2023 2:53 pm
News More Than 200 Artifacts, Some Dating to 900 BCE, Returned to Mexico by US The objects were sent from Mexico in nine shipments between 2016 and 2021. By Tessa Solomon Aug 22, 2023 2:18 pm
News Internal Investigation at British Museum Says ‘More Than 1,500’ Ancient Artifacts Were Stolen: Report According to sources quoted in the British press, the true number could be "closer to 2,000." By Karen K. Ho Aug 22, 2023 1:41 pm
News New Museum in Lisbon Will Feature Artworks Previously Seized from One of Portugal’s Top Collectors The Berardo Collection was seized by the Portuguese state in 2019 after business tycoon José "Joe" Berardo failed to pay more than $1 billion in debt. By Francesca Aton Aug 22, 2023 1:40 pm
News Billionaires Behind Shanghai’s Long Museum to Sell Works from Their Collection at Sotheby’s The founders of Shanghai's Long Museum will reportedly sell dozens of pieces, in an unusual move for a couple so major and so active. By Angelica Villa Aug 22, 2023 12:28 pm
News Three Convicted for Stealing $2.5 M. Ming Dynasty Vase from Swiss Museum, Following Police Sting Operation It took the Metropolitan police's special crime unit four years of work with Swiss authorities to bring the crime to justice. By Francesca Aton Aug 22, 2023 11:30 am
News Auctioneer Pierre Cornette de Saint-Cyr Dies at 84, Tracey Emin Plans Margate Community Center, and More: Morning Links for August 22, 2023 Here's what we're reading this morning. By The Editors of ARTnews Aug 22, 2023 8:08 am
News Stolen Items from the British Museum Worth $64,000 Offered on eBay for As Little As $51 The museum's stolen, missing, or damaged artifacts resulted in the firing of a staffer and an investigation. By Karen K. Ho Aug 21, 2023 5:14 pm
News US Judge Rules AI-Generated Art Not Protected by Copyright Law The judge said that artwork generated by AI is not eligible for copyright protection because it lacks "human involvement". By Tessa Solomon Aug 21, 2023 3:12 pm
News Christie’s Accidentally Exposed Location Data for Hundreds of Consigned Works Even though two experts said they made the house aware two months ago, the data remained visible until last week. By Daniel Cassady Aug 21, 2023 3:08 pm
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