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A man was found with the weapon believed to have killed him, still in his skeleton.

In his book Blood and Bronze: the British Empire and the Sack of Benin, historian Paddy Docherty reveals the brutality of high-ranking British officials in destroying the Kingdom of Benin in 1897. Justified by Whitehall at the time, the wrongdoings would now be considered crimes against humanity.

There are 86 recovered metalwork antiquities which include pendant crosses and disc pendants

Rare item may represent ‘an almost barbaric sexuality’, experts say

Antiquated excuses for keeping the sculptures are wearing thin after 12 years of Conservative cultural freezes

Munch shows his bleak brilliance, Tracey goes pastoral, the Queen Vic opens all hours and Hockney gets sketchy

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Greece has rejected claims made by the British Museum that marbles taken from the Parthenon were “removed from the rubble”.

Museum’s deputy director had told Unesco meeting contested treasures ‘were not all hacked’ from Greek temple