As I was reading about the Valley of the Kings again, I wonder why that was actually legal.

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      Yeah, but those greaves are a part of a still existing culture and religion/beliefs, I don’t think it’s the case with the ancient Egypt, Vikings graves etc

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        That shouldnt matter. It remains an arbitrary decision by the living, who have no way of calling in the opinion of the deceased.

        When coming across a burial site while doing archeological digging just restore it and move on.

        The dignity of a human doesnt go away because people think his culture doesnt exist anymore.

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      in the U.S we have the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), passed in 1990, requires museums and federal agencies to return Native American human remains and cultural items to their tribes. It’s all about respecting Indigenous heritage by ensuring that these items are returned to their rightful communities.

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        passed in 1990

        Yeah it’s all about respecting indigenous heritage, sure. Remind me again, in which year they dismantled the genocider statues at Rushmore?

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          If you had actually ASKED the Sioux of the Black Hills about this, you’d know they’ve told pretty much everyone “yeah we don’t like Mt Rushmore, we don’t like Crazy Horse’s relief carving either, but we think destroying them is more disrespectful than just leaving them to fall apart on their own.” Like, this isn’t an uncommon thought. It’s just more complex than “blow them up”.