Canadian tourist returns 'cursed' stolen items to Pompeii

The archaeological site of Pompeii, Italy.

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"Please take them back, they brought me bad luck."

It was with these words that a 36-year-old Canadian tourist wanted to repent of the thefts she had committed fifteen earlier on the archaeological site of Pompeii.

In 2005, she had stolen ceramics, reveals

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Feeling remorseful, she therefore sent the Italian site a package containing pieces of an amphora, a ceramic and two mosaic tiles.

All accompanied by a letter.

The one who introduces herself as “Nicole” in her mail explains that the stolen items would be “cursed” and would have caused her a lot of misfortune, including financial difficulties and two breast cancers.

#history # archeology # looting #heritage # Pompeii A Canadian returns stolen pieces to Pompeii claiming that they are cursed and have caused her several problems including two breast cancers https://t.co/5K4sWDHCnX

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A museum of stolen objects

The thirty-something now fears that this curse will be passed on to those close to her.

This is the reason for his repentance.

The Canadian had stolen these coins in order to have a piece of history "that no one could have".

She is unfortunately not the only one.

In his package were also the confessions of a Canadian couple.

The latter insisted on returning stolen objects in 2005 as well.

The Pompeii site is regularly looted.

So much so that those in charge have created a museum exhibiting all the pieces returned by remorseful thieves.

Famous for having been buried during an eruption of Vesuvius, the ancient city of Pompeii was, in 2019 with nearly four million visitors, the second most visited site in Italy after the Colosseum in Rome.

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