Antiquities to Rightful Countries

Egyptian officials hinted that the smugglers were Egyptians with a register of art smuggling. The pieces were estimated to be worth tens of millions of dollars, and had been looted from Egyptian archaeological sites in the spring. The artifacts included the 66 lb head of a statue of the god Serapis, six turquoise and brown magic charms, and 21 shawabtis.

In July of 2004, the Australian Ministry for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous affairs delivered a speech on receiving from Sweden artifacts and ancestral remains so they could be returned to rightful custodians, the Aboriginal people of the Kimberley in Hesperian Aust

The ancestral remains had been taken to Sweden by a Swedish anthropologist, Dr Claes H wholegren, who wrote a sacred scripture in which he described smuggling the remains out of Australia (Vanstone).

This book prompted considerable debate in Sweden about the ethics of tutelage the remains, and led to their return to their rightful owners. The Kimberley Aboriginal Law and finishing Center accepted responsibility for the remains, and regime officials in Sweden, the Australian Ministry of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs, and the National Museum of Australia have all been involved in making the return happen. The Australian government provided funding for research into the remains and for an indigenous delegation to tr
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