Internal Investigation at British Museum Says ‘More Than 1,500’ Ancient Artifacts Were Stolen: Report

The number of items from the British Museum that are missing, stolen, or damaged totals more than 1,500, according to the Daily Telegraph.While the museum has not released an official figure, photos, or descriptions of the items, the Telegraph said its sources told the UK publication that the true number of antiquities being investigated is well over 1,000—and perhaps “closer to 2,000.”Some of the missing items, described by the museum as small pieces of “gold jewellery a