France returns 3,500 ancient artifacts to Ethiopia, including tools up to 2 million years old.

France has returned about 3,500 archaeological artifacts to Ethiopia, dating back up to 2 million years. These items, including prehistoric stone tools, were excavated from the Melka Kunture site and held by France since the 1980s for research. The repatriation is seen as a continuation of cooperation between the two countries in archaeology, not as a restitution, since the artifacts were never part of French public collections.

November 30, 2024
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