“Peru is preparing a lawsuit against Yale University to retrieve artifacts taken nearly a century ago from the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, a Peruvian cultural official said Wednesday.” Explorer Hiram Bingham dug up the artifacts during three expeditions to the site in in 1911, 1912 and 1914. (AP/CNN, Nov. 30)(via Dave Zincavage). For a critique of the movement to prescribe “repatriation” of cultural treasures to the countries on whose territory they were originally found, see the article linked here Apr. 28.
“Peru eyes lawsuit against Yale over relics”
“Peru is preparing a lawsuit against Yale University to retrieve artifacts taken nearly a century ago from the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, a Peruvian cultural official said Wednesday.” Explorer Hiram Bingham dug up the artifacts during three expeditions to the site in in 1911, 1912 and 1914. (AP/CNN, Nov. 30)(via Dave Zincavage). For a […]
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Wouldn’t there be a statute of limitations problem with such a suit? Or is there a special exception to normal statutes of limitations when the subject is an ancient artifact?
Antiquities prosecutions
Melik Kaylan has advice for curator/jailbirds (“A Civilized Solution to Looted Art”, WSJ/OpinionJournal.com, Dec. 14). More: Apr. 28, Dec. 5….