An Indonesian claim against a Dutch museum has pushed the debate about restitution into the realm of the natural history museum — where it hasn’t been much of an issue until now. A skull cap belonging ...

Decades after the ground-breaking find that changed humankind’s understanding of evolution, Homo erectus, popularly known as Java Man, has finally flown home to Indonesia, where it first emerged. The ...

The items were taken in the late 19th century from what was then called the Dutch East Indies. Indonesia had been trying to get them back for decades. By Nina Siegal Reporting from Amsterdam The ...

Indonesia has asked the Netherlands to hand back at least eight art pieces and natural history collections that were acquired during the colonial era, including the remains of a landmark hominid known ...