The hypocrisy of antique collection

The hypocrisy of antique collection: Egypt gets a lot of flak for the routine “misplacement” of historical and ancient Egyptian artifacts. Cut to Europe, whose entire knowledge of Egyptology has been arguably based on stolen artefacts. Take this gentleman up top: Major Harry Hartley Waite Southey, who is considered a celebrated explorer in his middle-of-nowhere town in Wales for “collecting” artefacts from ancient Egypt and Turkey at the turn of the 20th century. These will not be returned to Egypt, but have been donated to the middle-of-nowhere museum, with much gratitude from the town.