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Thieves steal Bronze Age artifacts fromSpanish museum in four-minute heist

The Treasure of Villena is a unique trove of almost ten kilos of gold, bowls, bottles and bracelets dating back to the Bronze Age.

BBC News27 Aug 2026, 12:41 pmUpdated 4h ago1 min readWorldWorld

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Thieves steal Bronze Age artifacts from Spanish museum in four-minute heist

The Treasure of Villena is a unique trove of almost ten kilos of gold, bowls, bottles and bracelets dating back to the Bronze Age.

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Source: BBC News. Published 27 Aug 2026, 12:41 pm.

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