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If the original country has enough resources that can help to protect the artifacts well, the artifacts need to be returned for free. However, it’s better to keep the artifacts in for example the British museum on the basis of making sure to protect them well. In this way, the artifacts can actually be more well-known.

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Again to add to the question of who are the items being returned to. Yes, all stolen items should be returned with out question. I am curious who these are going back to? The people and culture? If the country that rules that ancient territory is a dictatorship, is that who we give them back to? For instance it is more legitimate to give back items to South rather than North Korea?

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How would museums handle returning artifacts claimed by multiple countries if it was to be returned to its place of origin? For example, the Kohinoor Diamond, which is claimed by India, Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and even the Taliban.

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artifacts should be returned, it is necessary for those countries who crafted them to remember their culture and increase court grandeur. Court grandeur is extremely important, as it can attract talented people and thereby boost the development of those looted countries.

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Returning artifacts can improve cultral acceptances between nations and its a sign of general good will.

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We should melt everything in every museum and make them into gigantic metal balls.

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The fact that the artefacts are existing in an another country is the byproduct of an unfair past. A artefact sitting in a foreign country’s museum is the result of past theft from a country. This artefact that was taken could have some special spiritual significance or cultural significance to that country. Once the people notice that an artefact belonging to their country’s past sits in another country’s museum, they will feel strongly about it because they feel like it is a part of their culture. No matter how long or how well the other country keeps the artefact, it doesn’t change the fact that they stole it and it is not part of their culture. Although this may be a little unfair to the country where the thieves are from, since present day people shouldn’t have to pay for their ancestors’ faults, but there is also no compensation to the countries who had their artefacts stolen and possibly damaged from the theft. In the least, the country the artefact was taken from should have the right to decide how to deal with the artefact (where to keep it, etc).

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What's the joy of keeping other country's antiques anyway? Just to get the feel of holding on to other people's stuffs? almost like bullying...

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These artifacts should go back to the original country. These countries are loosing their identity and history. They dont have much to show off their culture because part of it was taken away. There is no excuse to why they should these countries should remain with the so called artifacts. They are being selfish and impulsive. Trying to enrich their countries museum with other countries artifacts and history is preposterous.💀

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Just curious, if a certain culture already dies away, why does the same people just happen to live in the same location have more right to own the artifact than someone who is not?

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Why should these artifects be introduced to people? Why should people learn about the culture of a disappeared country?

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We should return the artifacts because if one colonial empire hoards all of them they will get a culture victory

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I believe the problems is that the governments probably doesn’t care about the artifacts themselves at all. they only try to preserve it when it shows economical value or nationalistic value. Therefore no matter whether they are returned to their origins or not, the problem cannot be really resolved until they are protecting these cultural heritage out of genuine respect towards the history, culture and people that (once) existed behind these things.

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Why shouldn't stolen things be returned to the owners?

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How do we decide where is line who does it belong to ?

How far history do we go to find who is the owner ?

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Anyone here?

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Charging for entering museums are a scam anyway

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What about architecture which can’t be moved for protection during war, such as the ruins in Palmyra, Syria which were deliberately targeted by ISIS? How can such large structures be protected?

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There are two general usage of an ancient artifact: tourist and research. if the artifact would attract a lot of tourist, It will be OK to return them back. But if it is for research, it’s better to keep them in a safe place

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If the country which the artifact was once “belonged” to now have the technology to protect them well, should the museum return them?

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Why shouldn’t the artifacts be returned if a thief took something in past. Holding something for a long time doesn’t make it theirs

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If a country had enough resources and was thoughtful enough to obtain artefacts, then why shouldn’t it benefit from having them?

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you go to museums just to take a pic and send on social media so whatever

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Should the museums return the items for free? Is it right that they ask money for it?

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Is it really that important? Artifacts are important for sure, but I think the priority must be to save them in good condition in general (because they preserve good value for the whole human history), rather than in which museum exactly will it be placed

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Ownership of precious stones and artifacts

Who does it belong to? The country it was looted from during foreign invasion or the country who holds it now?

Who should international laws benefit?

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Example formatting: What are possible ways to restore a society’s lost connections to these artifacts that had been looted for years?

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