Oxford returns Naga Ancestors after six years of talks

Published 11 Nov 2026, 20:30 IST

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After six years of talks, the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford handed over the ancestral remains of 39 Naga forefathers, mostly skulls and bones, to Nagaland on Tuesday. Community‑based organisations in Nagaland had spent six years working to repatriate the remains, which had been taken to the museum more than a century ago. The transfer marks the return of the remains from the UK to their home after a long period of effort.

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Deccan Herald Center-Left The Printers (Mysore) Pvt. Ltd. 11 Nov 2026, 20:16 IST

Ancestral remains of 39 Naga forefathers return home from UK after a century

Guwahati: Six years of efforts by community-based organisations in Nagaland to repatriate the ancestral remains of 39 Naga forefathers paid off, with the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford, UK, finally handing them over on Tuesday. The remains, mostly skulls and bones, were taken to the museum more than a…

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Oxford returns Naga Ancestors after six years of talks

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The Morung Express Center 11 Nov 2026, 23:24 IST

Centre, State urged to expedite return of Naga ancestral remains from UK

Morung Express NewsChümoukedima | November 11The Naga Tribe Hoho has urged the governments of Nagaland and India to expedite the necessary procedures for the return of Naga ancestral remains from the United Kingdom, ensuring their timely arrival in the homeland for a dignified burial.A 28-member…

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