Our Mission and Goal
On our blog, we will further be
talking about various trials of stolen antiquities that are directly related to
repatriation. Within these cases, we will discuss the importance of heritage
and answer questions such as “Do these items now belong to the new founders of
them, or do they belong rightfully to the place of origin?” This question is
very controversial and sparks curiosity within us, and hopefully you too. Some
of the cases we will be discussing are “The Portrait of Wally”, “Peruvian
Sculls”, “Egyptian Sarcophagus” and many more. So I would like to hear from
you, should we go by “finders keepers, losers weepers”? Or, are the items
rightfully owned by their original founders?
http://www.ice.gov/news/library/factsheets/cultural-artifacts.htm
I think it all depends on the situation. How certain items or relics were acquired and whether or not its place of original origin is suited to preserve them properly, or if they are even interested in having them back.
ReplyDeleteThis is very true and is part of our main focus, which includes analyzing whether the artifacts belong to their origin or to their new destinations. But yes, it all varies according to the case and the history of each artifact.
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