Jakarta, May 19 -- Culture Minister Fadli Zon said thousands of repatriated fossil artifacts from the Netherlands are being packed and are expected to arrive in Indonesia next year.

"The Dubois collection is currently being packed," Fadli told reporters in Jakarta on Tuesday.

"Because the collection is extremely large, it is expected to fill around four to six containers," he added.

The artifacts would be shipped in a single consignment, with transportation costs fully covered by the Dutch government.

Fadli estimated the shipment process would take about two months once the fossils depart from the Netherlands.

"We hope to receive them next year. We have also prepared spaces at the National Museum and the Samiran Museum, which is link...