Hiram Bingham, tomb raider?

This story reminded me of my collegue Mr. Brody (no, not that Brody, the other one). This flap over Machu Picchu relics adds an interesting wrinkle to the "good guy" refrain from Last Crusade: "It belongs in a museum."

Yes, but whose?

Good question,Deadlock.

We can argue that the artifacts belong to Peru,as they are part of that area's cultural history.On the other hand,do they not represent some part of Yale's history as well?Another example would be the Rosetta Stone.Sure,it's an Egyptian artifact,but it was non-Egyptian scholars who figured out why the thing was so important.We can recognize its value to Egypt's history,but we can also recognize its value to England and France's academic history.

Still,I would say that the artifacts should be returned to Peru,as Yale really has no need for them at this point.We probably know about as much as we are ever going to learn from the items,so what point is there for Yale to keep them any longer?

Ship it all back to Peru. With the recent articles about the schools massive endowment, I can't believe the school is even mounting a defense.

This Bingham story is exactly the type of repatriation story that would fit Indy IV.

Peru needs it more than Yale, really. They don't even make good wine there, let them have their junk!