Read more British Museum stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/12280/british-museum.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:17:46 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72286/china-to-scour-museums-for-looted-art.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChina is about to send teams of artifact hunters to the world's top museums to track down looted art treasures. They'll be on the lookout for art from the splendid Imperial Gardens of Yuan Ming Yuan, more commonly known as the Old Summer Palace, which was used by Chinese emperors...http://www.newser.com/story/72286/china-to-scour-museums-for-looted-art.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 22 Oct 2009 3:40:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70270/massive-ancient-gold-trove-likely-battle-booty.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagExperts dazzled by a record trove of ancient gold and silver unearthed in an English field believe the hoard of coins, hilts and parts of shields was war booty stripped from fallen soldiers and buried on the run. It was finally unearthed by a man with a metal detector 14...http://www.newser.com/story/70270/massive-ancient-gold-trove-likely-battle-booty.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 25 Sep 2009 2:43:41 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61821/brit-museum-refuses-to-lose-its-marbles.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTension between Greek and British museum officials over ownership of the famous Elgin marbles bubbled over this week, reports the Guardian. With the New Acropolis Museum set to open in Athens, Greece is refusing to accede to British terms concerning the loan of the classical treasure. The British Museum offered...http://www.newser.com/story/61821/brit-museum-refuses-to-lose-its-marbles.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 14 Jun 2009 14:20:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/7061/warriors-invade-british-museum.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBritish papers have been absorbed with stories of Chinese hackers, but another set of Chinese warriors has invaded London: the millennia-old terracotta statues that guard the tomb of Qin Shihuangdi. The Telegraph is presenting a preview of the British Museum's The First Emperor , an exhibition years in the making that...http://www.newser.com/story/7061/warriors-invade-british-museum.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 06 Sep 2007 12:48:32 CDT