Inside the hunt for British Museum's missing treasures

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"Its clattering noise can send new employees skidding down between offices in search of the commotion, but for those accustomed to the quirks within the institution's four walls, the ritual is a well-known celebration. Whenever there is a breakthrough in the quest to find hundreds of missing treasures from the museum's Greek and Roman collections, the hardy six-person team will raise the signal to sound the golden bell in a moment of feverish excitement."

The Independent reports on reproductive rights, climate change, and Big Tech with on-the-ground journalists. The organization investigates topics such as the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC and produced the documentary 'The A Word' about American women fighting for reproductive rights. The Independent chooses not to use paywalls and relies on donations from readers who can afford it to fund reporters who speak to both sides of stories. A six-person team at the British Museum searches for hundreds of missing Greek and Roman treasures and marks each breakthrough by ringing a golden school bell. Professor Tom Harrison leads the search and bought the bell after an ex-colleague, inspired by television estate-agent rituals, suggested it. Early searches lacked databases, so identifying missing objects produced particular excitement.

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