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After more than a century in the Netherlands, 21 ancient copper plates from India's Chola dynasty are finally coming home. A Dutch committee confirmed the artifacts were taken during colonial times without permission from their rightful owners. ##
A massive ceremonial drum looted in 1916 is finally going home to Ivory Coast, part of France's new push to return hundreds of stolen African artifacts. The three-meter drum will take center stage in a new museum in Abidjan.
More than a century after British forces looted precious artifacts from Benin City, Cambridge University is finally sending them home. The return marks a major victory in the global movement to restore Africa's cultural heritage.