CAIRO — Egypt has been working to recover its monuments from around the world, successfully repatriating some stolen monuments in 2022 and continuing negotiations to have others returned.

According to statements this month by Monica Hanna, assistant professor of archaeology and cultural heritage, Egypt is working to have the mummy of Schepenese, located since 1820 at the Sao Galo Abbey Library in St. Gallen, Switzerland, returned. In addition, there are continuous attempts and negotiations to return the Rosetta Stone from the British Museum in London and the iconic Nefertiti’s head statue from the Egyptian Museum of Berlin.

Recently, an online campaign was set up by a group of Egyptian archaeologists, led by prominent Egyptian archaeologist and former Minister of Antiquities Zahi Hawas, calling for the recovery of the Rosetta Stone. In October, archaeologist Monica Hanna told Al-Monitor that the petition collected more than 2,500 signatures in the effort to create public pressure to return the stone to Egypt.

After 100 years of housing a mummified body, a sarcophagus, four canopic jars and a set of coverings (cartonnage), the University College Cork  (UCC) in Ireland announced the repatriation of the objects two weeks ago.