Shandong Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism · Full chronicle and history

On September 13, 2026, the Shandong Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism (Shandong Provincial Cultural Relics Bureau) issued a report saying it had received public tip-offs indicating that cultural relics might have gone missing during the archaeological excavation of a Yuan Dynasty ancient shipwreck in Heze City. Heze City promptly formed a joint investigation team to examine the archaeological site and the management of cultural relics. The report did not disclose the specific types or quantities of the missing relics.