After 25 years, a North Carolina woman has returned a Roman artifact that her husband pocketed on their vacation. The terra cotta fragment, which sat on the shelf with her many other travel souvenirs, was originally through to be found near the Coliseum is now thought to be not evn near that location. She was promptd to send it in after her son's death and another article that she had read on tourists destoying history by pocketing small artifacts.
Monday, May 11, 2009
Woman Returns Roman Artifact
After 25 years, a North Carolina woman has returned a Roman artifact that her husband pocketed on their vacation. The terra cotta fragment, which sat on the shelf with her many other travel souvenirs, was originally through to be found near the Coliseum is now thought to be not evn near that location. She was promptd to send it in after her son's death and another article that she had read on tourists destoying history by pocketing small artifacts.
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What would you have done? Would you have returned it?
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