Oxford’s Pitt Rivers Museum agrees to return 39 human remains to India’s Naga community, with an official handover ceremony to be scheduled. The museum says it is working closely with Naga representatives to set a date, after which a Naga delegation is expected to accompany the remains home.

The remains are reported to have been collected during the period of British colonial administration and have been held at the museum for nearly a century. The Guardian reports that the items include parts of skulls, a finger, and skin with hair, and that the decision follows six years of discussions between the museum and community leaders.

Different outlets emphasize different aspects: Euronews highlights the museum’s coordination on the timing of the handover and the role of the Naga delegation, while The Guardian focuses more on the community’s reaction—describing celebrations and relief after prolonged negotiations. Both accounts describe the same outcome: the removal of the remains from display and their return to Nagaland.