Topic: Yale University

Peruvian President Alan Garcia said Yale University of the United States had promised to return to Peru thousands of archeological artifacts taken from Machu Picchu a century ago."Yale University has decided to hand over all the artifacts and their parts that were ...

Peru says Yale to return Machu Picchu relics

LIMA (Reuters) - Peru said on Friday that Yale University has agreed to return thousands of artifacts taken from the Machu Picchu archeological site in the Andes in the early 1900s, and the pact could end a bitter controversy.According to Peru, the ...
"Yale and the Peruvian government have reopened talks," said Thomas Conroy, a spokesman for the prestigious US university in New Haven, Connecticut."We are hoping that this new round of discussions will lead to a resolution that will benefit all concerned," Conroy told ...
When choosing an archeology program there are two important things to consider. The University of Wisconsin -La Crosse offers a very complete education in many aspects of archeology with an emphasis upon the local Native American archeology. The University of Minnesota has ...

Peru leader marches to demand U.S. return Inca relics

LIMA (Reuters) - Peruvian President Alan Garcia led thousands of marchers through the streets of Lima on Friday to demand that Yale University return archeological treasures taken from Machu Picchu in the early 1900s.Peru says Yale has some 40,000 of artifacts including ...

Ecuador wants Yale to return artifacts to Peru

LOJA, Ecuador (Reuters) - Ecuador's president on Tuesday threw his support behind demands by neighboring Peru for Yale University to return thousands of artifacts removed from the Inca site of Machu Picchu a century ago for study at the U.S. university.The Peruvian ...

Peru president says Yale must return Inca relics

LIMA (Reuters) - Peruvian president Alan Garcia demanded Monday that Yale University return the archeological treasures its researchers "looted" from the country's Machu Picchu site in the early 1900s.Peru says Yale took some 40,000 of artifacts including pottery, jewelry and bones from ...

Vinland Map of America no forgery, expert says

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - The 15th century Vinland Map, the first known map to show part of America before explorer Christopher Columbus landed on the continent, is almost certainly genuine, a Danish expert said Friday.Controversy has swirled around the map since it came ...

Who Discovered Machu Picchu?

Harry Bingham's father's crowning achievement was his exploration of Machu Picchu almost 100 years ago. Yet Hiram Bingham III's status as the "discoverer" of the ruins is in dispute, and the Peruvian government has demanded that Yale University, where Bingham taught, return ...
Yale University to Return Thousands of Inca Artifacts Taken From Machu Picchu Citadel to PeruYale University has agreed to return thousands of Inca artifacts taken from Peru's famed Machu Picchu citadel almost a century ago, the government said Saturday."Finally it has been ...