The Greek Ministry of Culture joins forces with Interpol in efforts to trace nearly 100 artifacts of Greek heritage that have been missing since WWII and the Greek Civil War that broke out right after, reports Kathimerini newspaper. “A lot of artifacts looted during the occupation are still missing,” said Suzanna Houlia, head of the ministry’s department for the documentation and protection of cultural heritage. “We might not have an exact total number yet but many of them have been adequately documented and now they must be located,” she added.

Greek officials are already “scanning” through the websites of major international museums that display exhibits of unknown origin from the period of WWII. Among the items in search are two clay figurines that two Italian officers have allegedly removed from a house on the island of Sifnos, Greece.

Earlier this month, more than 10,000 artifacts dating from the Neolithic era were returned to Greek Authorities from the German Pfahlbaumuseum. The objects were illegally removed from the region of Thessaly in central Greece by Nazi archaeologists during World War II.

This development sparkled Cultural officials’ hopes that many more such treasures can be repatriated.