Egyptian Nazlet Khater Axe

Description:
35,000 year old axe

Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 1980
Year Claim Resolved: 2017
Means of Resolution: Inquiry/Demand

Complainant Name: Government of Egypt
Complainant Nation: Egypt
Complainant Nation Economy: In Transition
Complainant Type: Public: Government

Respondent Name: University of Leuven
Respondent Nation: Belgium
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Public: Institution

Reference Links:

http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/257891/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/,-yearold-axe-to-return-to-Egypt-after-studies.aspx

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Editor's Notes:

A human skeleton found at the same site was repatriated in August 2015: http://dev.cpcr.ipch.yale.edu/nazlet-khater-man