Monday, December 10, 2012

Antiquities Abroad

This isn't really relevant to anything I've discussed prior, however is it illustrative of the continuing problem faced by countries like Egypt and Greece among others.

When I first saw the headline, I assumed a recovered artifact was returning to Egypt.  My thinking progressed to wondering how the Egyptian government in its current state could handle antiquities recovery.  Of course I was wrong, and it's another case of artifacts from one country being displayed in another.  This isn't a commentary on the merits of that practice; I'm fine with the Rosetta Store and the Elgin Marbles being displayed in Britain.  However it's more a story of my reactions to headlines, and a little over-hoping about the state of antiquities in Egypt.

This article was also from Fox News.  I always feel they are more fair and balanced when it's not political.

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