Netherlands to return art, artifacts looted from Indonesia during colonial period benarnews.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from benarnews.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Indonesia has asked the Netherlands to hand back at least eight art pieces and natural history collections that were acquired during the colonial era, including the remains of a landmark hominid known as “Java Man.”
Identified as the first-ever example discovered of a Homo erectus, a forerunner of anatomically modern humans, “Java Man” is the centrepiece of an important collection at the Naturalis museum in Leiden
Indonesia wants Java Man , art back from Dutch museums expatica.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from expatica.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.