A Canadian woman has returned artifacts she stole from Pompeii 15 years ago, blaming the filched items for causing years of bad luck. The stolen ceramics, were sent back to an Italian travel agent she used to arrange the Pompeii trip in 2005. They were accompanied by a letter claiming they are ‘cursed.’

According to reports, the woman, named only as ‘Nicole’ says the ceramics have “so much negative energy” she believes they are the cause of both health and financial setbacks she has experienced after taking them in 2005.

“We are good people and I don’t want to pass this curse on to my family” she reportedly wrote.

In a statement to USA TODAY Tuesday from the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, temporary director Prof. Massimo Osanna confirmed the tourist returned five objects, delivered to a travel agency which then informed the Carabinieri police station.

The finds, which were returned to the archaeological site, can’t be placed exactly back to their original spot amongst the ancient ruins.

“Obviously they cannot be relocated because their precise origin is not known,” Osanna explained.

Stealing items and then returning them because of a supposed curse is nothing new for the popular Italian tourist destination that showcases the ruins of the Roman city destroyed by a volcanic eruption in 79 A.D.

“For several years, the Archaeological Park of Pompeii has been receiving letters from visitors who, on the occasion of their visit, had taken small objects (we are talking about mosaic tiles, small shards, stones, pieces of plaster, lapilli), of little value, but part of unique archaeological heritage, and that they decided after years to return, claiming to have derived only bad luck from that act.”