Peru calls for return of artifacts
In ‘counterproposal,’ Peruvian leaders push for immediate return of all Inca objects
In a distinct change in position, Peruvian officials announced Wednesday that they are now seeking the prompt return of all the Inca artifacts currently housed at Yale.
For over six months, both Yale and Peruvian government representatives have maintained that any final agreement between the parties would closely resemble a memorandum of understanding signed in New Haven in September. But a provision in the memorandum that stipulated that some artifacts would remain at Yale for up to 99 years is no longer acceptable to Peru, government officials told the News on...
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By (Anonymous)
10:18p.m. on April 19, 2008
It's easy for Yale to exploit a country's culture when this country is poor and easily abused.
So one day Burger says that counting is real hard, and the next day he says that his job is "like a game of ping pong." Let's just give this man to Peru and save Yale and America the embarrassment!