95-Year-Old Dubbed 'Real Life Tomb Raider' After Possibly Stealing Ancient Artifacts

A 95-year-old woman dubbed Western Australia's "real life tomb raider" and "Indiana Joan" in a profile earlier this month is now under investigation for how she acquired a trove of ancient artifacts. The woman, Joan Howard, was married to a senior diplomat with the United Nations in the Middle East. In the 1960s and 70s, she volunteered with American and British archaeologists, according to the West Australian. Given her diplomatic status, she traveled to several countries including Syria, Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine and Israel looking for ancient artifacts, which she brought home to Perth, Australia. "It was all good fun. But as it turned out, very, very rewarding," Howard told the West Australian.