Two Dutch citizens have returned 17 Mexican archaeological artefacts after three decades in their possession.
File: A visitor looks at pieces during the"The Greatness of Mexico" exhibition at the Mexico's National Museum of Anthropology.MEXICO CITY - Two Dutch citizens have returned 17 Mexican archaeological artefacts after three decades in their possession, the foreign ministry said in a statement Sunday.
Hubert De Boer and Liesebeth Mellis, who had been in possession of the items for 30 years, handed over the clay pieces during a ceremony at the Mexican embassy in the Netherlands. They were previously certified as authentic by Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History and came from multiple regions throughout the country, including along the Gulf coast, the central plains and the southeast.
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