Official says no sign of permit in Ottoman archives, in blow to British Museum, which defends legal right to statuary

Official says no sign of permit in Ottoman archives, in blow to British Museum, which defends legal right to statuary

  • shottymcb@lemm.eeEnglish
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    22 days ago

    So the people who live on the land that a long defunct empire who conquered the land the statues were on get to decide where they artifacts of an even longer defunct empire belong vs the other people who live in a long defunct empire who also conquered the land.

    Makes total sense. Especially since the sincerely held religious beliefs of long defunct empire #1 would prefer them to be ground into dust.