Can colonialism ever really be over if invading/dominate countries own all the cultural possessions of invaded/weaker countries? The theft of indigenous artifacts by ‘prestigious’ universities and museums in the Western world is not just a common occurrence, but a given–something that is *expected* to happen–does anybody know where the historical artifacts of Iraq are?

So it’s great to see that Peru is fighting to get their own historical treasures returned:

Peru plans to sue prestigious Yale University in the United States, to recover storied Inca archaeological treasures which Lima says the school refuses to part with.

Labor Minister Jorge Villasante on Sunday confirmed the plans to pursue legal action. He is on a government panel leading the charge, along with Education Minister Jose Antonio Chang and Foreign Minister Jose Garcia Belaunde.

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Lima is demanding the return of more than 46,332 documented pieces. Yale, in the northeastern US state of Connecticut, has proposed returning a much smaller number.