The British Museum has fired one of its staff after it was discovered that he had been stealing historical artifacts

One of the world’s largest and most visited museums, based in London, UK, said on Wednesday that it had fired one of its employees after discovering this. Objects dating back to the 15th century BC are missing, stolen or damaged. c. The British Museum also ordered an independent security review and “a robust program for the recovery of lost objects”.

As shown Palestinian AuthorityIncluding stolen artifacts Jewelry of gold, precious stones and glass dating back to the fifteenth century BC. AD to the nineteenth century d. c. Most of them were small items kept in storage and none of them had been on display lately.

“Our priority now is three: first, the recovery of the loot; secondly, to see what could have been done to stop this matter; George Osborne, the museum’s president, said in remarks to local media, “And third, do what’s necessary, investing in security and collection records, to make sure this doesn’t happen again.”

The cultural foundation will take legal action against the dismissed employee, whose identity has not been disclosed. The matter is being investigated by the London Metropolitan Police Service, which still has no information on the whereabouts of the items.

Like Osborne, Director of the British Museum, Hartwig FisherShe apologized for what happened and said she was determined to make things right.

“This is a very unusual incident.”Fisher said after learning what happened. He added, “I know I speak for all colleagues when I say that we take the protection of all items in our care very seriously.”

One of the top tourist attractions in London, the 264-year-old British Museum attracts visitors from all over the world to see it. A large collection of artifacts ranging from the Rosetta Stone that deciphered the language of ancient Egypt, to scrolls containing 12th century Chinese poetry, and masks They were created by the indigenous people of Canada.

It has been controversial to resist calls from societies around the world to return items of historical interest acquired during the era of the British Empire. Among the most famous of these are the marble sculptures from the Parthenon in Greece and the Benin bronze reliefs from West Africa.

With information from the Associated Press

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