Addis Ababa (ENA) December 9/2022 Some 740 Ethiopian artifacts taken to France for research purposes five decades ago have been returned to Ethiopia. The artifacts, that comprised of ancient stone tools and animal remains, are 10,000 to 2,000,000 years old. Head of Cooperation of the French Embassy in Addis Ababa, Sophie Makamethe handed over the artifacts to Director-General of Authority for Research and Conservation of Cultural Heritage, Abebaw Ayalew today. However, after the Ethiopian revolution in 1974, the stone tools remained in France, he said. The 740 artifact repatriated from France were also present at the exhibition.

Source: Ethiopian News December 09, 2022 20:39 UTC