That's true because they didn't have the human rights then so technically they weren't stolen.

it is a good idea for the British to show other countries the African culture but they should still be returned to their rightful owner.

i think the British should keep the artifacts because they are showing people Africans heritage and culture. source 6 says "As a museum of the world the British museum presents the Benin bronzes in a global context alongside the stories of other cultures and makes these objects as available as possible to a global audience."in source 7 it says they cant just give back the items so they would be able too keep them anyway.

I think they should be returned. They are from Africa they don't belong to the world. In source 3 it says that they hope someone will understand why they want them back.It also says that they have no meaning to the british but have a lot meaning to the people it was taken from. The british could just make replicas and return the original artifacts. "It's time they stopped hogging the world's treasure." i read one wear it says the ethiopians grieved for a long time for the loss of things from their heritage.