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6:26pm June 16, 2014

➸ Sweden returns pre-Incan funeral shroud to Peru

archaeologicalnews:

A rare and fragile pre-Incan funeral shroud was displayed to reporters Monday, part of the first batch of ancient Paracas textiles that Sweden is returning to Peru 80 years after they were smuggled out by a diplomat.

The intricately colored shroud, measuring 41 inches by 21 inches (104…

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    we need more of this. return stolen artifacts taken during colonization etc
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    Repatriation of antiquities is an intricate ethical issue, but in cases like this where the antiquities will survive...
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