What s great story. One Chilean guy has more historical awareness and respect than the British Museum.
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halcyoncmdr @lemmy.world - 1mon
Most of the planet probably has more respect for historical artifacts than the British Museum.
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Akasazh @feddit.nl - 1mon
Ikr, this is such an elegant example of the narrow mindedness of the 'grand old institution' that 'curates there treasure of the backward countries that cannot look after them themselves'
cm0002 in archaeology
A Man Brought His Father’s ‘Piece of the Parthenon’ to Greek Officials. They Said It Was From an Even Older Temple in the Acropolis of Athens
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-man-brought-his-fathers-piece-of-the-parthenon-to-greek-officials-they-said-it-was-from-an-even-older-temple-in-the-acropolis-180987628/What s great story. One Chilean guy has more historical awareness and respect than the British Museum.
Most of the planet probably has more respect for historical artifacts than the British Museum.
Ikr, this is such an elegant example of the narrow mindedness of the 'grand old institution' that 'curates there treasure of the backward countries that cannot look after them themselves'
Of course they can't look after it, it's gone
Looks like part of the NBC logo