“This is the largest return of antiquities to Iraq,” said Iraq’s culture minister Hassan Nazim.
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Museum of Bible Returns 5,000 Artifacts With “Insufficient” Provenance to Egypt
The US Department of Homeland Security returned the artifacts to Cairo yesterday, concluding Egypt’s efforts to retrieve the items since 2016.
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The True Cost of Museum Fakes
The Museum of the Bible recently admitted all of its Dead Sea Scroll fragments are forgeries. But when fake antiquities are donated to museums, taxpayers lose.
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Museum of the Bible Has Jumped the Ark
Do we really have to explain to the CEO of the Museum of the Bible that archaeologists didn’t find the rock that killed Goliath?
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Dead Sea Scrolls at the Museum of the Bible Revealed as Forgeries
The museum, not unfamiliar with scandal, failed to perform due diligence before showcasing the scrolls.
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An Illegal Archeological Dig in the West Bank Raises Questions About the Museum of the Bible
The Museum of the Bible has been funding a number of scholarly projects, including an illegal excavation in the West Bank that will certainly influence how the public understands the Bible and the ancient world.
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The Illegal Papyrus Trade and What Scholars Can Do to Stop It
In 2012, a remarkable artifact appeared on eBay — and my research into its origins raised troubling questions.
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Hobby Lobby Turns Over 245 More Artifacts Smuggled Out of Iraq
Last year, the craft store chain agreed to hand over 5,548 antiquities that it had improperly imported.
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As the New Museum of the Bible Opens, Questions About its Scholarship Remain
The Museum of the Bible has the potential to reach a much greater audience than any individual scholar and there is real concern that it will selectively use scholarship to promote an evangelical Protestant view of the Bible and religion.
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Hobby Lobby Busted for Illegally Importing Thousands of Iraqi Antiquities
The US government has raised serious questions about the origin of thousands of ancient artifacts being purchased for a Hobby Lobby-supported museum.