Italy recovers nearly 800 illegally gathered archaeological finds

Pieces worth €11m returned from a Belgian collector after an investigation that began in 2017Italy has recovered hundreds of illegally gathered archeological finds from a Belgian collector dating as far back as the sixth century BC and worth €11m (£9.4m), police have said.The nearly 800 pieces “of exceptional rarity and inestimable value”, including stelae, amphorae and other items, came from clandestine excavations in Puglia in Italy’s south-eastern tip, accord