While working in Quito, Ecuador, in the late 1960s and early 1970s, Larry Gardner spent weekends learning about Andean culture and artifacts. “My wife & I developed a personal relationship with the ...

Nearly 100 stolen archaeological artifacts dating back to the pre-Columbian era were returned Aug. 22 to the government of Mexico following an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

Shoppers strolling through the Snohomish Star Mall in the early 1990s might have bought more than they bargained for. Pre-Columbian artifacts -- priceless in their countries of origin -- were hidden ...

It was Bonnie Seymour's first day on the job at the Nashville Parthenon. Yep, it's a replica of the real thing. She was taking a tour of the museum's collection when, behind a set of purple doors, she ...

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NPR’s Scott Detrow talks to assistant curator at Nashville’s Parthenon Museum about her idea to repatriate hundreds of pre-Columbian artifacts back to Mexico. It was Bonnie Seymour's first day on the ...

NPR’s Scott Detrow talks to assistant curator at Nashville’s Parthenon Museum about her idea to repatriate hundreds of pre-Columbian artifacts... Nashville's Parthenon Museum considers repatriating ...