I think they need to be returned back to Africa and here is why.

--As source one says... " These treasures belong to Africa," and " People of those countries should be able to see the treasures their ancestors created." And it is hard for a lot of Africans to travel all over the world just to see what their great great grandparents created about 300 years ago.

-- In a small excerpt in source 2, the president was talking about how his people have been long grieving these missing artifacts and that the people of Ethiopia are thinking it is about time to get their artifacts/treasures returned.

-- If you would go back and read source 3 then you could see the tone of the prince and realize how they feel. What I got from source three is that he thinks that Britain is "hogging all the worlds treasures"

In favor of the Africa deserves their artifacts side, here are a few short reasons why.

-African artifacts are a part of AFRICAN history, hence the name. People in Africa would like their artifacts, in their history it is very important. The president of Ethiopia knows that his people are grieving the loss of their artifacts.

-The artifacts that Africa has lost were mostly stolen anyway, yes it is true that some were sold to tourists in market fronts, but that doesn't mean all of them were. You can tell that the ones made of brass and bronze were obviously not sold, considering that brass was a material for the royal.

-According to source #7, the bottom blog post says that, "These countries that want them back should have thought about letting them dig in the first place." People in the present had NO CONTROL over what the Europeans did so many years ago!!

In conclusion, if the place that the artifacts were apart of want them back, then give them back. Europe has had them for years anyway.

i think the africans artifacts should be given back because thats where it was made. It was probably treated better when it was with the africans because they made it. it was stolen/looted from them.

I think the artifacts should be returned to Africa because for one that is the right thing to do and for to in source one it says "These treasure belong in Africa" and i agree with that,

These artifacts currently in the British museums and other famous museums do not deserve the right to have these ancient artifacts in their exhibits. I say this because in source 5 it states that, they do not deserve these ancient treasures that were lost many, many years ago due to the battles that they unfairly won from the Ancient Africans during colonization.

The africans have a right and that right was violated long ago. That right was the right to religion. The europeans should give the africans their property back. It is their heritage their ancestors made these before they learned to read and write. Source #4 states and shows that the europeans know this is wrong and not theirs. Give them back their treasure and your giving them back their rights.

The artifacts should be given back to Africa because the people who made them should be able to remember them as well.

The African artifacts should be returned because of many reasons. The reason can be found thorough source 1,5 let's get started! Source one" These treasures belong in Africa,as that's where they where they were looted from". In other words give back what you stole,we should be kind as humans so let give back what we stole from Africa.Also 'should be able to see the treasures their ancestors created".Let them have the past back,if their ancestors made them who are others to take the past from them. If anyone was in their shoes i doubt that they would like what happening to them so put their shoes on and see what is really the true story. In source 56 it says "It's time they stopped hogging the world's treasures" I don't like how rude they sound but they have a point. It is time for them to let the artifacts turn back home, what if their home sick? Let's return them to Africa

I think Africa deserves to have their artifacts back because.. Source #1: People should be able to be proud and desire the artifacts that their ancestors created. The Europeans don't deserve the things they stole from Africa more than Africa itself. They didn't even get permission to take Africa's belongings also which makes it irrelevant . Source #4: People are seeing artifacts that amaze them from Africa but the even better thing to do is to return them to Africa so the actual African people see what their people have done. Source #3: The British don't even desire the artifacts as much as the actual African people do. Why do they require all that.

In source #1 it says that a person who was born in Britain said "These treasures belong in Africa, as that's where they were looted from,' says British-born Pankhurst..." This statement proves that people in Africa want there artifacts back and some people who are living in the place where they are now wish they could return the artifacts back to the place where they were created.

These artifacts should be returned to Africa because they belong there. It is their place of origin and the people of Africa understand its importance more than anyone and would protect it well. They also deserve it to be returned to Africa because they are grieved for and should be placed in the hands of the residents of its creator. The artifacts are more important to them and are worth fighting for. Source 2 is a good representation of this because it shows how the Africans grieve. And source three shows how the Africans don't truly trust the other museums with their artifacts because it is of less importance. Kaboom.

Yes, they should returned the artifacts back to Africa, and this is why;

In source 1, Richard Pankhurst states that, "These treasures belong in Africa, as that's where they were looted from, ' says British-born Pankhurst, who now resides in Ethiopia and specialises in Ethiopian studies. 'People of those countries should be able to see the treasures their ancestors created."

In source 2, it state that: In the letter... the president of Ethiopia wrote: "I must state that Ethiopia have long grieved at the loss of their national heritage. Ethiopians feel that this act of appropriation had no justification in international law. I feel, therefore, that the time has come for the return of Ethiopia's looted treasures."

Both sides are very reasonable, although, I agree more with the "No'' side, it's still Africa's items, and they deserve better than their items being taken, either they put them up for sale or not.

Here are a few of the reasons I think that the artifacts should be returned to Africa.

-- In source #2 the President of Ethiopia stated, "Ethiopians feel that this act of appropriation had no justification in international law."

-- He used the word appropriation meaning taking something away for one's own use without permission from the owner.

--Also he thought that, the artifacts are part of all Africans national heritage therefore it would be wrong to not give them back.

--According to source #1 the citizens of Africa should be able to learn more about their heritage by seeing the artifacts their ancestors created.

--In source #3 it states that the English returned the Stone of Scone to Scotland but yet they can't return some artifacts to Africa.

--According to Sindika Dokolo the artwork should be sold back to the Africans for the same price it was when it was stolen.

I believe that most artifacts should should be returned to Africa. The reason I am saying most of the artifacts should be returned is because I believe that any African items in any museum should have replicas made of them and keep those but send the originals should be sent back to Africa. I also believe that any artifacts bought fairly should be kept in the museums. They bought them fairly but any that were taken during the war should be returned as soon as possible. I also think that they should be returned as soon as possible because they do belong in Africa, the people whose ancestors made the artifacts have the right to have them returned in the same condition they took the artifacts in.

I think that people should be educated about Africa's culture, their art style and just about Africa and in general. People do need to be educated about Africa and what resources they have. I have to agree keeping the artifacts has the opportunity to show merit, think of who these artifacts really belong to. They belong to their creators and their descendants. It is also quite important that the artifacts should be seen where they were created. I do believe it is okay to remove artifacts from their home if you are afraid of their destruction, as long as you do return them when the threat has passed. Don't even get me started about the spoils of war as mentioned in source #8. I personally think the spoils of war should be used in some cases, for example when the civilization is destroyed. Africa is not destroyed and therefore the artifacts should be returned. I must agree with the President Of Ethiopia as said in source #2. There is a difference between the spoils of war and theft, the spoils of war is when the civilization is destroyed. Theft is when the country still lives and you unfairly keep the artifacts. The artwork is the property of who created it and that is that!

I think it should be given back because it wasn't threes and the rules is if it is not yours theres take it and it was looted/stolen

--Should African artifacts be returned to Africa?

Yes they should as Prince Edun Akenzua stated "Those things that were removed were chapters of our history books."

--Is it more important that artifacts be seen in their original location or by the most number of people in a museum?

I believe they should be returned to their original location so that the people who live in africa can see what their ancestors made. In a letter The president of Ethiopia said "I must state that the Ethiopians have long grieved at the loss of this part of their national heritage." This is why they should be returned to africa.

They should be returned to Africa because it is their cultures items and they were stolen so it would be better to put it in its original place.

- The people from England came in and just stole most of their items and put them in museums so then people could look at them but they could have just made replicas and put them in their museums

-people put a lot of effort into making those things that they stole so many hours of work were lost when they stole them also some people have killed people and stole their items so they cant look back at it also Somme was broken so that was another loss.

I hate those nasty Europeans that are always stealing from these innocent villages that have done nothing to them. I would fight to my death for these historical artifacts that would bring back my culture to reality and it will no longer be questioned by humanity. "When we saw the removal as a grave injustice and we are hoping that someday people will see why we are asking for these artifacts back," says Prince Edun. I would love if the prince was still alive because i would help him win against the Europeans to give us back the artifacts that rightfully belong to us Africans.

i think the artifacts should be returned to Africa because the artifacts are the people of africa to have the people of african to look at them to see how the content was like back then

i think they should be returned to Africa because they owned the artifacts.and also they wear brought with there own money .

I think that there was a stupid statement in source nine because it says " The artifacts should stay in foreign countries because of Africa's wars and poverty" This is completely and utterly wrong because Africa is not ALL wars and not all of Africa is one country. There are just wars in a few countries and not all countries have poverty or are under the poverty line.

These artifacts should be returned to Africa because Europeans did NOT ask to keep the artifacts, plus these artifacts or treasures are not even the Europeans because most of the artifacts were made by african people but were stolen.

The African artifacts that were taken/looted should be returned because like source 3 says people didn't know how to write so they made sculptures and bronze casts of historical events, therefore the Europeans took pieces of history which African children could be learning from.

think about all those years the Africans spent on that art the detail the materials and then the English comes in and takes it and says that they bought it but it was just a lie. They ''claim'' to want to spread education and even give the excuse ''We cant give them back because of law only the governments can control it'' in source #7. My point is that there other ways to spread education so why this.Why take something and call it education why not make replicas or ask permission to take some less important art that would not be missed by others.

the missing African artifacts are a missing page in their history books and were taken unfairly from them source 3 5 and 1

they artifacts should stay where they are because these can no longer coldly keep hold of artifacts treasures that were acquired in dubious so they should stay here.

Here are some more reasons...

-Source 4: The Africans don't give them the right to steal their art to spread culture. The Africans can even sell the museums the art but they just stole them.

-Source 5:The museums hog all of the world's cultural arts and not letting the actual place have their art.

i think tat they should maybe consider giving back the art because right now there just saying no to anything because of there ''Law'' saying they cant.

I Agree with this because it is critical that Africans learn there culture that happened long ago.Source 3 states that Prince Edun states that European museums should make replicas and return the real artifacts back to where they came from... Africa!!!

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