The marbles are a physical manifestation of what it meant to be Athenian during the 5th century BC.
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From ill-thought renovation schemes to the latest row over the repatriation of the Parthenon marbles, this is not the first time the British Museum reckons with a custodianship crisis.
An international legal expert explains why the Greeks are right to be wary of the British Museum’s offer to loan them the Parthenon marbles.
The British Museum appears close to a decision on returning the Elgin marbles – here’s how it might navigate the legal challenges.
What’s needed is a comprehensive international strategy to combat the illicit trade in antiquities.
The question of repatriating objects is clearly more complex than returning human remains. It needs more debate, and more creative interventions to move beyond the current impasse.
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Research Associate Professor (tenured), French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), Université Paris-Panthéon-Assas
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Sir John Monash Distinguished Professor, Monash University. Deputy Director ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer in Aegean Prehistory, University of Kent
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Senior Curator of Australian and First Nations Art, National Gallery of Victoria, The University of Melbourne
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Reader in Law, Univeristy of Manchester, University of Manchester
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Professor in Classics, Trinity College Dublin