Posted on 06/17/2006 6:10:30 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
Greek archeologists and journalists said Thursday they are teaming up on an ambitious project to catalogue thousands of Greek antiquities owned by foreign museums and collections. But organizers said the resulting database would not be used to boost repatriation claims... Thousands of artifacts from Greece's rich past are displayed in museums and private collections all over the world. Most were removed during the four centuries of Ottoman rule before the country's independence in the 19th century, while others were plundered during illicit excavations. The project will be carried out in co-operation with unions of the University of Thessaloniki archeologists and European journalists.
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