<p>With that in mind, woohoo Class of '10.</p>
<p>One-oh? Tener? Tenor?</p>
<p>haha burn yale</p>
<p>Wow, where has Peru been for the last century?</p>
<p>I suppose a little history on the matter would help cast Yale in a better light...</p>
<p>Hiram Bingham (i.e. the good for everything explorer and politician who inspired the character of Indiana Jones) 'rediscovered' Machu Picchu while a professor at Yale and made it famous after his efforts. The artifacts found in Peru were moved to Yale where they could be further studied. Yale is not saying that the artifacts are theirs, they're trying to reach an agreement in which the artifacts would be moved around so they could be both studied at Yale and presented in Peru as a tourist attraction.</p>
<p>Yale and humanity have beneffited from the study of these artifacts and Peru has benefited from the publicity and unearthing of its heritage. It's been a mutually benefitial relationship so far, and it will likely continue to be so.</p>
<p>One time Hiram Bingham came up in a quiz bowl tournament and I was so excited! </p>
<p>But I don't think he's that famous; no one in my room knew the answer until it was like "for 10 points, name this man who rediscovered Machu Picchu in 1911". And even then only the kids who learned about it in Spanish class knew the answer.</p>
<p>Yale is trying to hold onto them because they're great artifacts, worth a bunch and they want them. Peru wants them back because they're great artifacts, worth a bunch and they want them. They are from Peru. This is a cut and dry case. No one cares about them being in the best place for people to see and study them. That's silly. Why isn't anyone else a cynical New Yorker?</p>
<p>Don't worry, there are plenty of cynical New Yorkers here. I am.</p>