# 200+ PRE-COLUMBIAN ARTIFACTS RETURNED TO MEXICO! 🥳

Source: https://whatismaven.com/200-pre-columbian-artifacts-returned-to-mexico-%f0%9f%a5%b3/
Published: 2023-01-06
Author: Amara Andrew

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The Netherlands successfully returned over 200 pre-columbian and pre-Hispanic items to Mexico! 🥳

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## Transcript

Our something borrowed/stolen this week, is yet another successful case of repatriation.

This time, though, we’re talking about the Netherlands and Mexico. So this past week, the Netherlands returned 223 pre-Hispanic and pre-Columbian artifacts to Mexico.

The items that were returned from the Netherlands span the time periods of the Mesoamerican Pre-classic period all the way to the Post-classic period. So that’s a big f***in’ time span!

And these items are also from a wide range of areas in Mexico and a wide range of cultures. The return of these items is part of a larger issue where pre-Hispanic and pre-Columbian artifacts are being illicitly trafficked around the world.