The elaborate temple relief, now held by the Museo Nacional de Antropología, was extracted from the Maya jungle in the 1960s and offered to the Met for $400,000

The discovery comes on the heels of the contentious Maya Train development in the area, one section of which was temporarily suspended this week

The announcement follows protests claiming the Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador has rushed the development of the touristic train connecting archaeological sites in the Yucatán

The returned objects include artefacts from the collection of amateur archaeologist Donald Miller, the subject of a high-profile raid in 2014

Treasure trove of ancient Mesopotamian heritage—ransacked after 2003 Iraq invasion—was closed during anti-government protests in 2019

Artefacts had been "smashed into pieces" by Isis militants when they occupied the Unesco World Heritage site as a training camp

Egyptian government officials say the long-awaited antiquities museum near the Pyramids of Giza will probably open in November this year

As the two countries look to rekindle historical bonds, a new show shines a light on an archaeological partnership spanning more than a century

Archaeologists and museum professionals "urge" institution to cut ties with British Petroleum company

Indigenous groups have protested against the Maya train line long before archeologists identified artefacts in impact report

Town of Riace is planning a museum, while a new investigation hopes to confirm whether there are more ancient Greek statues to be found

Now housed in the British Museum’s Enlightenment Galleries, the mystical object used for occult investigations matches samples found in Mexico, researchers find

US Treasury Department issues a call for input on forthcoming regulation that aims to counter money laundering

Ambassadors from eight countries—Mexico, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Panama and Peru—whose heritage was included in the sale launched a united front against it, with calls for Unesco to intervene

More than 70 works designated as national heritage are due to be sold in Munich on 21 September

The stelae, on loan from Guatemala, feature life-sized depictions of ancient Indigenous leaders

Before the discovery of the more than 50 painted blocks, “the richness of Mannaean civilisation had not been appreciated”, expert says

Investigators found thousands of fakes, as well as tools and materials used to make them seem ancient, in rooms near Sadigh Gallery’s Fifth Avenue showroom

In 2015, the Association of Art Museum Directors established a structure under which museums can act to protect cultural property in immanent peril

Dig uncovers a wealth of objects, including jewellery probably worn by Queen Cynethryth, an influential female ruler likely to have been buried in the village

Team using sonar technology have found evidence of structures and settlements on the seafloor

Discovery contradicts commonly held belief that these archaic humans were incapable of creating aesthetic items

Polish team used remote sensing techniques to detect the building, the largest of its kind in the region, as well as a possible tomb of an archbishop

The almost 800 rare archaeological artefacts are now on show at the Castello Svevo in Bari

As a landmark exhibition in Rome draws to a close, government's plans for long-hidden group of ancient sculpture remain unclear

The White Monument at Tell Banat contains the bones of what are believed to be around 30 dead soldiers, posed as if they fell in battle

Plus, new proposals for the Fourth Plinth in London and Nike Air Force 1s

Experienced divers and casual bathers alike will gain access to ancient marine monuments, which remain where they were found on the seabed

A solo show by Wangechi Mutu comments on the museum’s history, while an exceptional archaeological presentation gives antiquity a fresh feel

Two life-size outlines of boats are thought to have been etched into the grey rock face 10,000 years ago—and more could still await discovery