More Than 16,000 Antiquities Stolen From Turkish-Occupied Cyprus

More than 16,000 Christian icons, mosaics and murals dating from to 6th and 5th centuries have been forcibly stolen and sold abroad since the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974, according to the Director of the Office for Combating Illegal Possession and Trafficking of Antiquities, Michalis Gavriilidis.

Israel: Important Hellenistic harbor found in Acre

By SHARON UDASIN

07/18/2012 04:33

Harbor was likely largest to country during Hellenistic period, contains large mooring stones, according to AA.

Photo: Kobi Sharvit/Antiquities Authority

Archeologists have recently uncovered a bustling harbor active about 2,300 years ago at the foot of Acre’s southern seawall, the Antiquities Authority announced on Tuesday.

The harbor, which was probably operated for military purposes, was likely the largest and most important to the country during the Hellenistic period and contains large mooring stones that were probably used to secure sailing vessels, according to the authority.