Spain museum robbery: Bronze Age treasure stolen
Treasures from the Bronze Age worth 1.7 million euros were stolen from a museum in Spain in four minutes. Early Thursday morning, unidentified thieves stole exhibits from the archaeological museum of Villena in the Spanish province of Alicante — so-called the 'Villena hoard'.
Consensus
- The theft occurred in Vila, in the province of Alicante, Spain.
- The stolen items are part of the 'Vilena Treasure', a collection of 59 artifacts from the Bronze Age.
- The artifacts are made of gold, silver, iron, and amber.
- The theft took place in the early morning hours of August 27.
- The robbery was carried out in four minutes.
- The museum's security systems were disabled by the perpetrators.
- A diversionary attack on a sports center was used to mislead police.
- The thieves entered the museum through side windows.
- The stolen items include all gold objects from the collection.
- The total value of the treasure is estimated at 1.7 million euros.
- The theft is considered a professionally planned operation.
- This is the third major museum heist in Spain within four months.
Points of divergence
- The collection includes 59 items dated to approximately 1250 BCE. — vedomosti
- The mayor confirmed that three of four crowns of the Virgin and Child were stolen. — fontanka
- The collection includes 59 items, dated to approximately 1250 BCE, with a total gold weight of about ten kilograms. — vm
- The collection is considered one of the most significant finds of the Bronze Age (2200–750 BCE) on the Iberian Peninsula. — vedomosti
- The collection includes artifacts containing meteoritic iron. — fontanka
- The collection was discovered in 1963 by a stonemason named Paco García Arnedo. — vedomosti
- The collection is dated to around 1000 BCE. — tg_bbcrussian
- The collection is one of the largest gold collections from the Bronze Age in Europe. — vedomosti
- The collection is considered the second most significant in Europe. — fontanka
Coverage (6 sources)
- From a museum in Spain in four minutes thieves stole treasures of the Bronze Age worth 1.7 million euros — BBC News Русская служба
- El Pais: In Spain, one of the largest hoards of the Bronze Age has been stolen — Ведомости
- Famous Vileña hoard of 59 prehistoric items stolen in Spain — Вечерняя Москва
- In Spain, "Villa de la Reina Treasure" stolen in minutes — Фонтанка
- In Spain, one of Europe's most important hoards of the Bronze Age was stolen — Вести
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