Every now and then, unexpected packages arrive in Pompeii. They do not include souvenirs or letters of admiration, but rather relics of the past: chunks of plaster, amphorae, stones, or little artefacts stolen by visitors throughout the years and often returned anonymously, accompanied by handwritten notes. This is the case with the most recent shipment from Bolton, UK: a small package containing multiple plaster fragments that were stolen in the 1970s by "Uncle Bob", as indicated in the note signed by his great-nephew Paul. "I return them to you out of duty and pleasure”, wrote the guy who discovered the relics in the attic of his family house in Manchester. Before returning them, he phoned the Archaeological Park to determine how to proceed. Perhaps, like many others before him, he was aware of the so-called "curse of Pompeii", which holds that those who remove relics from the archaeological site are cursed to years of bad luck. But Paul is not the only one who has returned a piece of history. A beautiful Roman mosaic showing a pair of lovers was returned to Italy just a few days ago, thanks to the Carabinieri Cultural Heritage Protection Command's intervention and the participation of the Italian Consulate General in Stuttgart. The artwork had been given to a German citizen by a Wehrmacht captain during World War II. And once more, the heirs made the decision to return it, entrusting it to the Italian authorities.