BRUSSELS -- The prize in this art heist is worth more than its gold. To Romania, the ancient helmet is a priceless cultural heirloom. To the Netherlands, it's a stolen artifact that authorities hope ...

A 2,500-year-old helmet is among a host of precious items that have been stolen from a museum in the Netherlands. Romanian prehistoric artefacts, including royal bracelets, were taken from Drents ...

Archaeologists working at the medieval market city of Tadmekka recently discovered a set of ceramic molds used to cast metal coins. Tadmekka is located today in the country of Mali on the edges of the ...

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Gilded paintings were popular in late medieval Italian art, but not every artist had the budget for real gold. Painter Cimabue used a mixture of pigments and silver powder to create a similar golden ...