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The FBI recovered a gilded 17th-century religious artifact stolen from an Italian church and traced it to a New England antiques dealer who unknowingly bought it. The ornate Baroque urn was returned to Italy after a decade-long mystery.
Mexican officials halted an online auction of 195 pre-Columbian treasures and demanded their return home. The country's growing task force has been successfully tracking down and recovering stolen cultural heritage from around the world.
A South African video game turns the tables on colonialism by letting players pull off heists to reclaim stolen African artifacts from museums and return them home. Every mission teaches real history while delivering satisfying gameplay.
Cambridge University is returning around 100 stolen artifacts to Nigeria, including precious bronze sculptures and royal commemorative pieces looted in 1897. The move restores cultural treasures seized during a colonial military raid on Benin City.