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- Countries have looted and traded artifacts from one another for centuries.
- Governments and repatriation activists have called for objects' return to their places of origin.
- Some famous artifacts, like the Rosetta Stone and the Parthenon Marbles, are subjects of dispute.
The old adage of "finders, keepers" has been put to the test as countries have called for the return of various ancient artifacts.