Oxford museum returns ancestral Naga skulls to India

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1. Tue, 10 November 2026

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   • BBC News World06:23first to report
     Oxford museum returns ancestral Naga skulls to India

     The remains will be taken to Nagaland, where tribal leaders plan a joint memorial and burial.

   • France Info (France)12:21
     Un musée d'Oxford restitue des restes humains ancestraux au peuple Naga, une communauté du nord-est de l'Inde

     Il s'agit essentiellement de crânes acheminés à Oxford entre 1910 et 1940 à l'initiative de deux administrateurs coloniaux qui étaient également anthropologues.

   • Times of India15:48
     After a century in Oxford, remains of 39 Naga ancestors begin their journey home

     The remains of 39 Nagas, mostly skulls taken during British colonial rule, were formally handed over to a Nagaland delegation at Oxford’s Pitt Rivers Museum. Collected between the 1910s and 1940s, they will be brought to India and laid to rest at a shared memorial in Nagaland. The repatriation follows a Naga-led reconciliation process launched in 2020.

2. Wed, 11 November 2026

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   • desiblitz.com16:00
     Oxford Museum returns 39 Ancestral Naga Skulls to India

     An Oxford museum has returned 39 human remains taken from the Naga community in India during British colonial rule.