Why Is It Important To Say That Artifacts Should Not Be Taken From Their Original Home

More evidence is shown in the passage, “A Case in Antiquities for ‘Finders Keepers’” paragraph 15, “Scientist and curators have generally supported the laws passed in recent decades giving countries ownership of ancient ‘cultural property’ discovered within their borders.” This evidence shows that some people like travelers are on a mission to discover something new and if they find an ancient objects from the past they should have the right to bring it back and spread this cultural religion and ancient artifact. Lastly, evidence is shown in the passage, “Vision of home: Repatriated Works Back in Their Countries of Origin” paragraph 2 and 3, “The Getty, which had bought the statue in 1988 for $18 million, returned it to Italy in 2011 after Italian prosecutors found that it had been

Museums are filled with unique,historical artifacts that are precious to our history throughout the world. These “traveling exhibits” give people around the world an opportunity to see how our ancestors lived in many different regions of the world. Many artifacts are far away from their country of origin 7.In the articles “Bring Them Home”and “Museums Preserve the Cultures of the World,” people argue that museums should return certain artifacts to its original country, while others believes it’s only right to keep them considering the originating country rightfully sold those artifacts.In my opinion, countries should bring some artifacts back to their originating country.

Archeologists all over the world work towards not only discovering the tracks left behind by societies millions of years ago, but also make an effort to save those footprints for future generations. However, conservation and preservation of archaeological sites can prove to be as arduous as discovering them, or may be more. As a historical site is discovered, it becomes the responsibility of the government and everybody who has to play a role, to secure that site and to not let it deteriorate. Doing so is now also made part of law in many countries and it comes as no surprise when preservation of historical sites is the prime goal of numerous international organizations. Pompeii is one of the most popular historical sites that have been a point of concern for not only Italy’s government but also UN itself. In this paper we try develop an insight of barriers that restrict the development of restoration. Pompeii is an ancient Roman town near the modern Naples, which was first discovered in the 18th century, after it had been destroyed by a volcanic eruption, courtesy of the close standing Mount Vesuvius during the first century. This area and the closer one of Herculaneum was covered in about 20 feet of ash when it was discovered but much of the objects had been able to survive, specifically the ones below the city, as there had been no exposure to air or moisture. This destination is of great importance for the present world as it provides a quality insight into the ‘Pax

In examining the article “Around the Mall and Beyond”, by Michael Kernan, the author seems to make an argument illustrating the existence of artifacts, practically everywhere. In this article, I concur with his position that there are likely artifacts and remains wherever one might go. This is because we are not the first inhabitants of this land, as such, remains of humans, animals, tools etc. could likely be found in any area if searched for in-depth enough. The author makes a specific reference to the National Historic Preservation Act, which I particularly agree with. The author goes on to use several instances in history where history were discovered on sites which were being considered for or in the process of being converted into

Collecting objects from a specific culture is also unethical, not because objects are being stolen, but because people are being put on display as if they are not human. In Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Indian skulls and bones are “labeled like a library book with a tracking number, wrapped in coarse white muslin, and packed in a cardboard box” (1). People are viewing these exhibits and looking at the bones as if they are normal objects you see every day. These bones were once humans, and they are being shown off like animals. Labeling them like library books shows the dehumanization of these exhibits, which is ironic because institutions and collectors find their culture so interesting. In a way, this can be considered racist. While discussing this piece, a classmate said “Why are we [as in, Native Americans] so interesting to you [as in, mostly white historians]; why don’t we have exhibits

Antiques, they are hundreds, maybe thousands years old, but what if someone just took them from you. You would want them back, right? This valuable prized possession, someone just, stole. Well, imagine it a bit more extreme. That has been the major problem in Egypt for many years. Britain, France, and other surrounding countries have been stealing major antiquities from Egypt illegally for a long time. These countries should give back Egypt’s antiquities because, they deserve to be in their country of origin, these artifacts represent Egyptian culture, and Egyptian antiquities are not only limited to staying in the pyramids.

When we study old cultures we learn how people adapt to their environment and cope with natural disasters. We learn how patterns of immigration affect languages and why civilizations thrive or die out. Studying the remints of culture, help us understand how people lived long ago, and helps us understand our own civilization. However, not all of the world heritage sites are ancient ruins; also included are Australia’s modern Sydney Opera House, the Tower of London, in England, The Statue of Liberty, in New York Harbor, and other recognizable structures. These are all impressive places of outstanding value to people around the world.

There are events occurring because of the theft that should not be happening. It may be hard to imagine why anyone would do this terrible crime. If you are like me, I was wondering what was their reasoning behind it? Could it be for themselves, to sell, to keep others from experiencing it? Because of these occurrences where the theft happened, ISIS has been profiting off of the antiquities. This means that there has to be a market for it. Although it is uncertain as to how much money they make, it is estimated to be between $4 million and $7 billion. That is a huge range, but either way, they make loads of money in which they should not be making. This is an even bigger issue than just historical or economical, it goes beyond that. The people who are committing these crimes are dangerous and could cause harm to others. They are using it to their benefit to pay for their attacks. The process of how ISIS makes these profits is pretty simple and divided into three stages. “A dig permit is secured from ISIS authorities, unearthed artifacts are evaluated and artifacts are moved out of the Islamic State into the international market.” One may question as to how do these people not get caught? These people know they are in the wrong, keep quiet, and cheat the system. In a perfect world, they would get caught and they would get no profits, but unfortunately, that’s

Since the beginning of their establishment, ISIS has been known for another calling card; that is destroying antiquities all throughout the many countries and territories they have confiscated over the years. Imagine if you will thousands of years of history destroyed in minutes. Ancient artifacts, statues and even relics that document the history of human civilization have all been wiped out by the terrorist regime. Their reasoning for destroying and vandalizing these high-value and even priceless antiques of time was simplistic. They do it because they believe god said it should be done.

From what I learned from the past assigned readings and class discussions, one of the difficult decisions that museums have to make is do they return their objects/artifacts back to their original countries or cultural group. This issue is an ethical dilemma because, would it be the museum to legally keep the objects because of their belief that they can protect and use these items (Warren 1999: 1-20). Or, would it be ethical for the museum to return the items that were previously removed from their country or place of origin. Based on my lecture notes and discussion for this week’s class, one of the ways which many countries and cultural groups are able to acquire back their objects/artifacts legally is through the process of restitution and

Is it ethically right for museums to be able to take cultural artifacts from their country of origin? Antiquites should be to their country of origin because in cultures such as Native American tribes described in “Passage 1: Returning Antiquities to Their Countries of Origin in paragraph 4 written by Joyce Mortimer” some of their artifacts are now on display in museums for anyone to see, even though these objects were to be kept private and for religious ceremonies, not for the public eye to see. By museums taking away these objects from such tribes, they now lose a crucial part of their culture which really depicts their qualities and beliefs.

Works of art are an amazing way to piece together the past and should be protected. In the passage “The Lovely Stones”, Christopher Hitchens argues that the parthenon sculptures be united in Greece. The Parthenon was created by the ancient Greeks and is an intricate and beautiful piece of art, however throughout the years it has been destroyed and pieces sent across the globe. Christopher Hitchens uses emotional appeal and reasoning to persuade his audience that the original Parthenon sculptures should be returned to Greece.

Once you take away a historical artifact from its original place, it is no longer historical. Though Dr. Hawass states that a nation keeps legal documentation to keep the artifact valuable and keep its culture (A Case In Antiquities for ‘Finders Keepers’), the local people of where that artifact originated should get to view the artifact before anyone else. Those cultural artifacts are a huge part of their identity and

Artifacts from all over the world should be kept in museums. As we know, sites with artifacts are being looted, and all of the important items are being stolen. These sites should be preserved until archaeologists can remove all of the artifacts and bring them to a museum to be kept save in the right conditions.

Of the many crimes that are present in this day and age, one that not only vandalizes the property, but as well as historical background is that of art theft. A crime that has taken away the sanctity of churches as well as many other religious and historical sites. Thefts have ranged from WWII (World War II) to the times of the Holocaust. Of the items that were taken from the churches, relics were items of great priority. These items not only had great value to the churches they were stolen from, but a great value to relic collectors. Most of the items taking during these times were either sold or placed in underground storage. Most of these items that were place in these secret places were never to be seen again. From the