. . . . . "30231"^^ . . . "The Peru\u2013Yale University dispute was a century-long conflict between the government of Peru and Yale University about the rightful ownership of Inca human remains and artifacts from Machu Picchu, an ancient Inca site high in the Peruvian Andes active c. 1420\u20131532. In the several years following his re-discovery of Machu Picchu in 1911, Yale explorer Hiram Bingham III removed thousands of objects \u2013 including pottery, stone tools, and human bones \u2013 from the archaeological site and brought them to New Haven, Connecticut. The circumstances of these transfers were disputed, with some, including Bingham, claiming that Yale agreed to borrow the artifacts for a period of 18 months to conduct studies. Peru attempted to regain the collection in the 1920s, but Yale resisted. Tensions rose between 200"@en . . . . . . . "Yale deputy arts provost Barbara Shailor, 2006"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . "41662525"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Despite Yale's belief that it has title to all of the Bingham materials, it has been willing to negotiate the return of many objects to Peru."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "The Peru\u2013Yale University dispute was a century-long conflict between the government of Peru and Yale University about the rightful ownership of Inca human remains and artifacts from Machu Picchu, an ancient Inca site high in the Peruvian Andes active c. 1420\u20131532. In the several years following his re-discovery of Machu Picchu in 1911, Yale explorer Hiram Bingham III removed thousands of objects \u2013 including pottery, stone tools, and human bones \u2013 from the archaeological site and brought them to New Haven, Connecticut. The circumstances of these transfers were disputed, with some, including Bingham, claiming that Yale agreed to borrow the artifacts for a period of 18 months to conduct studies. Peru attempted to regain the collection in the 1920s, but Yale resisted. Tensions rose between 2006 and 2010 with a lawsuit, activism by Peruvians and Yale alumni, and a plea to then\u2013U.S. President Barack Obama by then\u2013Peruvian President Alan Garcia. On November 19, 2010, Peru and Yale reached an agreement that the remains and artifacts would be returned. In early 2011, Yale and University of Cusco (UNSAAC) signed a further agreement that the two institutions would partner to create a museum and research center in Cusco. The museum, the Museo Machu Picchu, was opened to the public in November 2011. The collection is regarded by experts to be among the most valuable collections of Inca artifacts."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . "Peru\u2013Yale University dispute"@en . . . . . . . . . . "right"@en . . . "40.0"^^ . . . . "Now they do not belong to us, but to the Peruvian government, who allowed us to take them out of the country on condition that they be returned in 18 months."@en . "left"@en . . "--11-05"^^ . . "\u201CDevuelvenos el patrimonio!\u201D"@en . . . . "1123430390"^^ . "in a letter to the National Geographic Society, November, 1916"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . .