Egyptian monuments repatriated after a century

CAIRO — Egypt has been working to recover its monuments from around the world, successfully repatriating some stolen monuments in 2022 and continuing negotiations to have others returned.

According to statements this month by Monica Hanna, assistant professor of archaeology and cultural heritage, Egypt is working to have the mummy of Schepenese, located since 1820 at the Sao Galo Abbey Library in St. Gallen, Switzerland, returned. In addition, there are continuous attempts and negotiations to return the Rosetta Stone from the British Museum in London and the iconic Nefertiti’s head statue from the Egyptian Museum of Berlin.