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Published Date: 11 November 2008
PERU plans to sue Yale University to reclaim artefacts taken 100 years ago from the Incan capital of Machu Picchu.
Peru says Yale has more than 40,000 pieces, a mix of pottery, jewellery and bones taken by the US explorer Hiram Bingham after he rediscovered the ancient city in 1911.

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  • Last Updated: 10 November 2008 11:26 PM
  • Source: The Scotsman
  • Location: Edinburgh
 
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11/11/2008 01:35:52
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Guga II,

Rockall 11/11/2008 06:06:24
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Nor does the likes of the British Museum and other museums round the world which are full of stolen property.
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Boy Wonder,

11/11/2008 10:16:08
Shouldn't the original owners, i.e, the country the booty in museums was lifted from, have the world's museums charged with reset ... or handling stolen goods? After all ... they're ALL guilty as hell!!!
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11/11/2008 14:51:24
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First Lady,

20/07/2009 15:49:44
It's time for Yale university to hand them back to Peru.

 

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