For You Lot Data - Bronze Historic Menses Axe Repatriated To Lebanon

United States of America Ambassador to Lebanese Republic Elizabeth Richard on Fri commemorated, at the Beirut National Museum, the provide to Lebanese Republic of an ancient axe dating to the Middle Bronze Age (2200-2000 BC), the United States of America diplomatic mission said inwards a statement.

Credit: The Daily Star

The axe was discovered inwards the metropolis of Byblos, almost 37 kilometers N of Beirut, inwards archaeological excavations inwards the belatedly 1930s too was stolen during Lebanese civil country of war (1975-1990). It volition hold upwards displayed permanently at the Beirut National Museum.

In her remarks, Richard highlighted United States of America Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) efforts to locate too recover the Bronze Axe.

After receiving a notice from the Government of Lebanese Republic alerting the potential unlawful sale of the Bronze Axe, the FBI launched an investigation too recovered the artefact, the diplomatic mission said.

Richard recognized the unopen collaboration betwixt the United States of America too Lebanese governments to repatriate stolen archaeological treasures too scrap the illicit trafficking of cultural belongings – blocking a source of funding for criminal too terrorist networks.

Source: Naharnet [September 07, 2018]


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