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Center-Left Owned by Mathrubhumi Printing & Publishing Co.Oxford Museum returns remains of 39 Naga ancestors after a century; what happened to the 40th?
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Oxford's Pitt Rivers Museum handed over 39 Naga ancestral remains to the people of Nagaland after they had been held for about a century. The transfer involved moving the remains out of the university to begin their journey home. The claim for a 40th set of remains was not accepted; the university rejected that claim, so the 40th was not returned.
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Oxford's Pitt Rivers Museum has returned 39 Naga ancestral remains to Nagaland after a century. Find out why the university rejected the claim for the 40th.
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Dimapur: Thirty-nine Naga ancestral remains held at the University of Oxford’s Pitt Rivers Museum for more than a century have been formally handed over to Naga representatives, marking a significant step towards their repatriation to Nagaland. The handover took place on November 9, when the Oxford…
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Respectful rest: UK's Oxford museum returns remains of 39 Naga people
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Oxford's Pitt Rivers Museum has returned 39 Naga ancestral remains to Nagaland after a century. Find out why the university rejected the claim for the 40th.
