280 Mexican Archeological Artifacts

Description:
280 pre-Hispanic archaeological pieces: stone sculptures, anthropomorphic ceramic figurines, stone tools, copper bells

Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 1970 (approximate)
Year Claim Resolved: 2012 (approximate)
Means of Resolution: Action by Respondent's Govt.

Complainant Name: Government of Mexico
Complainant Nation: Mexico
Complainant Nation Economy: Developing
Complainant Type: Public: Government

Respondent Name: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security
Respondent Nation: United States
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Public: Government

Reference Links:

https://www.theyucatantimes.com/2021/03/u-s-returns-archaeological-artifacts-to-mexico/
https://www.gob.mx/sre/prensa/280-archaeological-artifacts-return-to-mexico-due-to-mexico-us-collaboration?tab=

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Editor's Notes:

Edited by Janice Kim WHERE ARE THEY NOW? The majority of the artifacts in this specific case are in permanent exhibitions at the National Institute of Anthropology and History in Mexico City, Mexico.