Ancient/Now- December 9th

Fashion at the pyramids, looted antiquities (again), and the Parthenon marbles— some of our top stories from the past week.

Deal to return Elgin Marbles to Greece at advanced stage - reports

Well, this is exciting news!! With recent polls showing great support for the return of the Parthenon marbles to Greece, apparently there have been secret talks underway. Given that the British Museum is not allowed to “deaccesession” objects, how would this deal work out? Probably a part…