Odd Quartet
The Oldest Music on Earth
While excavating the Hohle Fels cave in southwestern Germany in 2008, scientists discovered a bone flute that turned out to be one of the oldest music instruments in the world. In this episode we take a closer look at the flute itself...
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Historic military museum in Bay Ridge faces possible closure after 45 years
New ReviewThe proposed cuts come as the Army plans to reduce the number of museums nationwide from 41 at 29 locations down to just 12 field museums, a move that has sparked backlash from local officials.
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Riverbank walk leads to discovery of possible bison tooth fossil
New ReviewSean Doell may not be a geologist, but he is very passionate about rocks. He loves making interesting discoveries on his walks, whether it's a piece of flint or a chunk of granite. But now, he's found something that could be more than...
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The Maud sails home to Norway
The Maud, a ship owned by a Norwegian explorer that sank in Nunavut's frigid waters, is making its way home decades later
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Parks Canada's balancing act with Franklin shipwrecks claims
Discovery of HMS Erebus wreck in Arctic waters produced dazzling objects — and ownership issues
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Bell Island mine dive
50 years after the Bell Island mines closed, a group of divers wants to open them back up.
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Somalis in Edmonton launch cultural association and museum
A group of Somali mothers and youth in Edmonton have launched the Somali Art and Cultural Association of Canada. Cultural artifacts accompany showcases of performing arts, fashion and food. Organizers hope the multipurpose space fosters...
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Rare pre-Confederation weapons unveiled at N.B. Military History Museum
A significant collection of rare weapons, from 18th- and 19th-century New Brunswick militia units, has been donated to the Military History Museum In Oromocto, thanks to a collector of antique military weapons who wants them to stay in...
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Oak Island relics including Spanish coin, cauldron pieces donated to Halifax university
Students in the Archaeological Mysteries course at Saint Mary’s University weren't cursed this semester. The late Robert Young, who owned property on Oak Island, donated artifacts to the Halifax university for research and learning.
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What we know about the fire that destroyed Ward’s Island Association Clubhouse
A large fire destroyed Ward's Island Association Clubhouse on Sunday morning. The nearly 100-year-old building was a popular meeting spot, and home to the Island Cafe. As CBC’s Greg Ross reports, fire investigators are still trying to...
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Manitoba Museum running out of space to properly store artifacts
The Manitoba Museum says it's running out of proper space to store artifacts and needs a boost in funding from the province in order to add more staff and eventually get to its goal of expansion.
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Artifacts from the Ocean Ranger disaster: Do they belong in N.L.?
Pieces from the Ocean Ranger have been kept in an Ottawa museum since the disaster. Kristopher Drodge of the Marine Institute says he’s pleased they were preserved. But as he tells host of the The Broadcast, Paula Gale, he hopes the...
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Civil War Artifacts Found in South Carolina River
Hundreds of Civil War relics were uncovered during a clean-up of the Congaree River in South Carolina.
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Retired air force officer asked about alleged U.S. retrieval of UFO 'spacecraft'
David Grusch, a former U.S. air force intelligence officer, is asked about claims he has made about the U.S. allegedly having retrieved UFO spacecraft and other artifacts.
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US envoy to India Eric Garcetti explains: Stolen, illegally sold Indian art in the US making its way back
United States Ambassador to India, Eric Garcetti, highlighted the repatriation ceremony held in New York, where the US returned 105 trafficked antiquities to India. The artifacts, handed over during the ceremony organized by the Indian...
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Historians in Qatar stop the sale of stolen Afghan manuscripts
Historians in Qatar say they have intervened to stop the sale of nearly a dozen stolen manuscripts from Afghanistan.
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British museum agrees to return stolen Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
Over a century after they were stolen, a London museum agrees to hand back 72 priceless artefacts.
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Delegates question Vatican’s collection of Indigenous artifacts
The Vatican Museums hold a vast collection of Indigenous artifacts from countries such as Canada, causing concern for Indigenous delegates in Rome who wonder how these items ended up in the Vatican’s possession.
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Advocates call for Indigenous artifacts in Vatican museum to be returned
Indigenous delegates from Canada were given a private tour of Vatican museums on Tuesday. There are calls for some of the tens of thousands of Indigenous artifacts housed there to be repatriated.
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Benin showcases looted artefacts returned by France
Looted artefacts go on display in Benin - while others are handed back to Nigeria.
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Ukrainian museum director taking steps to protect cultural artifacts
Olesia Ostrovska-Liuta, the director of the Mystetskyi Arsenal National Art and Culture Museum Complex in Kyiv, joins Power & Politics to discuss Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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Mexico displays thousands of recovered pre-Hispanic artefacts
Recovering Mexico's lost treasures. Ancient artefacts are heading home, centuries after they were stolen.
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Iraq marks return of looted Gilgamesh Tablet from the US
The 3,500-year old clay tablet was looted from an Iraqi museum during the 1991 Gulf War.
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Billionaire Investor Returns $70M in Stolen Relics, Receives Lifetime Ban From Antiquities Trade
Michael Steinhardt, 81, has surrendered 180 stolen artifacts from 11 different countries worth $70 million. The former hedge fund manager has also received a lifetime ban from the antiquities market.