Should a country have ownership of all excavated and looted archaeological finds, if it does not have the resources to protect and preserve the finds?
For instance, Egypt that is currently undergoing its second revolution where people's main concern is the country's future rather than its past (I'm not saying that focusing on their future isn't the right thing to do, in fact, in my personal opinion, the Egyptians are very brave souls for standing up for what they want). However, because of their current focus, their past is left unguarded and the government does not exactly have the funds to support the protection and preservation of the archaeological finds. So should artefacts such as the Rosetta Stone and the Bust of Nefertiti be return to Egypt?
What do you think about this? If you have an opinion about this, do tweet me at @ArcEgyptologist .
-chelle-
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