Egypt Asking for Ancient Artifacts

[singern]

Egypt Asking Foreign Museums to Loan Back Ancient Artifacts
Monday, April 30, 2007


CAIRO, Egypt — Egypt said Sunday it would ask museums abroad to temporarily send back some its most precious artifacts, including the Rosetta Stone and the bust of Nefertiti, to be put on display here.

The country's chief archaeologist, Zahi Hawass, said the Foreign Ministry would send letters this week to France, Germany, the United States and Great Britain requesting that the ancient artifacts be loaned temporarily to Egypt.

Hawass has previously demanded that many of the artifacts be returned permanently to Egypt, claiming some of them were taken illegally.

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This time, the country is requesting museums loan the artifacts so they can be temporarily exhibited either at the 2011 opening of the Egyptian Museum, near the site of the Great Pyramids at Giza, or the Atum museum, which is set to open in the Nile Delta city of Meniya in 2010, the Supreme Council of Antiquities said in a statement.


IMO:
AS much as I enjoy the ability to view Egyptian artifacts at any local museum, I belive Egypt has the right to demand a permanent return of all Egyptian history, no matter if taken legally or otherwise.

[Lexed]

lol wtf you cant take it back once you give it

[singern]

lol wtf you cant take it back once you give it

From what I have read, much of it was taken/smuggled illegally, I even remember a documentary where treasure hunters would burn mummies for warmth in the desert nights, while they searched for treasure.

[BgMc31]

lol wtf you cant take it back once you give it

It's their artifacts and part of their history. And like stated before most of the stuff taken was stolen or smuggled. Can you imagine if someone else had the original copy of the Declaration of In***endance. You would want that back wouldn't you?

[Lexed]

ya but we wouldnt give that up to anyone

[BgMc31]

Yeah but it wasn't stolen either! Remember the movie 'National Treasure'! LOL!!!

[Lexed]

love that movie next one coming out in 08

[Logan13]

It's their artifacts and part of their history. And like stated before most of the stuff taken was stolen or smuggled. Can you imagine if someone else had the original copy of the Declaration of In***endance. You would want that back wouldn't you?

Agreed, it belongs back in Egypt.