A small fragment of the Parthenon removed by an Austrian soldier during World War II has been returned to Athens (press release). The piece is inscribed with the date of its removal, February 16, 1943. The fragment was returned from Sweden by Martha Dahlgren, the granddaughter of the soldier.
This is in addition to recent returns of Parthenon fragments from collections in Palermo and the Vatican.
Discussion of the archaeological ethics surrounding the collecting of antiquities and archaeological material.
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