tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10143682.post5090998628719908824..comments2023-11-02T04:57:38.738-05:00Comments on The Macintosh Biblioblog: Imperialism and the Museums It CreatedJoe Weakshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16379505860158377008noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10143682.post-9295299393458262192010-02-07T08:47:34.507-06:002010-02-07T08:47:34.507-06:00Not to weigh in on the ethical issue of returning ...Not to weigh in on the ethical issue of returning things taken from conquered nations, I would like to note that it takes more than a well designed building to properly hold ancient artifacts. I accompanied the first Israeli Egyptology students that were allowed to travel to Egypt from Israel after the Camp David Accord. Sarah Groll was their professor. We went to the Cairo Museum. When a security guard was asked the location of a certain monument (which contained the most ancient reference to Israel (or to Jews, sorry, I forget!), he led them to a stone monument set on the floor beside the aisle. (It was not a well make museum, not was the piece properly displayed.) Dr Sarah Groll read the inscription and pointed out where the word Israel (or Jew) was on the stone. Then we were all aghast as the security guard plucked a piece of chalk from his pocket and marked that word with it.Dave Haghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04529641069282960920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10143682.post-78477226206227260622009-11-12T00:50:03.544-06:002009-11-12T00:50:03.544-06:00I'm appreciate your writing skill.Please keep ...I'm appreciate your writing skill.Please keep on working hard.^^maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02298405063396051450noreply@blogger.com