Pre-Columbian artefacts returned to national institute

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SHOTLIST 1. Wide of archaeological artefacts retrieved by authorities 2. Various of ceramics and flute made out of animal bones 3. Wide of pre-Inca tissues or textiles 4. Close of textiles 5. Mid of textiles 6. Close of bone flute 7. Close of ceramic statue 8. Various of authorities at ceremony to return recovered artefacts 9. Mid of signing and exchange of documents between Peruvian Foreign Minister Jose Garcia Belaunde (left) and Director of Peru's National Institute of Culture Cecilia Bakula (right) 10. Close of hands signing documents 11. Mid of Belaunde and Bakula signing documents and embracing 12. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Jose Garcia Belaunde, Peruvian Foreign Minister: "We give today, to the National Institute of Culture, a group of objects which belong to the cultural patrimony of all Peruvians. They came from Houston, Berlin and Hamburg, and after consulting with the National Institute of Culture their Peruvian origin was confirmed." 13. Wide of ceremony 14. Close of textile of the Chancay culture 15. Various of textile of the Paracas culture with human and animal figures 16. Mid of textile and bag from pre-Inca times 17. Close up of bag 14. Mid of framed textiles STORYLINE Over a hundred artefacts from pre-Inca and colonial times were returned to Peruvian authorities on Monday, after being recovered from various private collections in Germany and the US. Peru's Foreign Minister, Jose Garcia Belaunde, handed over the ancient objects to the country's National Institute of Culture at a ceremony in Lima. "We give today, to the National Institute of Culture, a group of objects which belong to the cultural patrimony of all Peruvians," he said. The artefacts, mainly textiles and ceramic objects, date back to the many variety of cultures established in Peru before its colonisation by the Spaniards in the 16th century. The precious items include textiles from the ancient Paracas and Chancay cultures and also the Inca civilisation that dated from the 1st to the 16th century. The first group of objects, mainly from colonial times, was seized by US customs in Houston, Texas, and given to the Peruvian consulate in the city. The second group of objects, including a variety of different textiles, a ceramic piece and three pre-Inca dolls, were returned to the Peruvian Embassy in Berlin, by a Swiss citizen living in Germany. The third group of artifacts, also textiles, flutes and ceramics, were given to the Peruvian consulate in Hamburg by a German citizen. The director of the National Institute of Culture, Cecilia Bakula, praised the citizens who voluntarily returned the pieces. You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/d71ff5cee5d11eaa9ea11800f24878d1 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork