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Is this the end for Easter Island's moai statues?
Island's famous moai statues are crumbling into the sea, forcing locals to face urgent decisions about how best to protect ...
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Activists bombard British Museum’s social media with calls for return of Easter Island statue - CNN
The British Museum is facing renewed calls to return a huge moai statue to Easter Island, sparked by a social media campaign by Chilean activists.. Easter Island, known as Rapa Nui in the local ...
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British Museum is targeted by Chilean campaigners on social media in demand to return statue taken from Easter Island 150 years ago - Mail Online
The British Museum is being targeted by Chilean campaigners who are demanding the return of a statue taken from Easter Island more than 150 years ago.. Campaigners began 'spamming' the museum's ...
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British Museum returns Oceanic sculpture to Polynesia—for three years
The British Museum has lent the world’s most celebrated Oceanic sculpture to Tahiti’s main museum for three years. Known as A’a, the sculpture represents a deified ancestor of the people of ...
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British Museum accused of silencing critics after being targeted on social media to return Easter Island statues - undefined - The Art Newspaper
The British Museum has been accused of trying to silence its critics after calls for moai statues be returned to Easter Island went viral on social media. The museum switched off comments on one ...
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Hunting Ancient Tech at the British Museum - MSN
The British Museum reveals a fascinating collection of ancient artifacts that push the boundaries of historical understanding. Among the highlights are perfectly carved Egyptian stone vessels ...
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British Museum facing social media campaign to return Easter Island statue
The British Museum has been subject to a campaign by social media users in Chile demanding the return of a stone monument taken from Easter Island. The museum has two moai statues which were taken ...
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Where do the items in the British Museum come from?
The statues ended up in the British Museum by way of a British survey ship, which was led to the location of the Moai Hava. The crew collected the first moai in1868 and unearthed a second.
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Activists bombard British Museum’s social media with calls for return of Easter Island statue | CNN - CNN International
The British Museum is facing renewed calls to return a huge moai statue to Easter Island, sparked by a social media campaign by Chilean activists.. Easter Island, known as Rapa Nui in the local ...