Pitt Rivers Museum to Return Remains of 39 People Taken During Colonial Rule
· World · CBS News, NDTV
The Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford is set to return the ancestral remains of 39 people taken from India during the British colonial period. The anthropology and archaeology institution holds over 6,000 artifacts originating from the Naga community in India. The repatriation follows ongoing international demands for museums to restitute human remains and cultural heritage acquired under colonial rule. The institution has not yet disclosed the exact timeline for the transfer of the remains.
Why it matters
The repatriation addresses colonial-era acquisition practices and facilitates the return of ancestral remains to indigenous communities in India.
Read the original report — CBS News
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