It’s not that simple, a lot of places in the world don’t have the means to preserve archeological artifacts. Also past a certain date I’m of the opinion it’s a shared human history (because the more we go back the more we share ancestors) that modern nations have no rights to claim exclusivity on, here for example the culture that produced the Rosetta Stone doesn’t exist anymore. Sure geographically it would make more sense, but as long as anyone can have access to it and it’s well preserved I’m fine with it.
I agree somewhat. Also, it's not always clear who the most legitimate heirs are in these cases. For example, why the Egyptian government and not, say, the Coptic Church? I don't have a source but I seem to recall reading once that Copts are genetically more similar to Ancient Egyptians than other modern Egyptian, who are predominantly of Arab descent.
