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FBI: Artifacts Stolen From Museums in 1960s, 1970s Returned

PHILADELPHIA (AP)–Federal authorities say 15 historical artifacts stolen almost a half-century ago from a number of Pennsylvania museums have been returned to the institutions. The FBI art crime team and other law enforcement agencies repatriated the 18th- and 19th-century rifles …

Military Collection Up in Flames, But it’s Being Rebuilt

HANNA CITY, Ill. — This all started, this passion for collecting U.S. military-related memorabilia, when Jerry Lance was 6. That was 53 years ago. “I got my dad’s Navy uniform, and I was hooked on the military after that,” Lance …

Climate Change Affecting Time to Retrieve Artifacts in Swiss Glaciers

Swiss scientists say only decades remain for alpinists and hikers to retrieve items covered for hundreds or even thousands of years by ice which is now melting. With Swiss glaciers expected to melt away within a half-century, a Swiss cultural …