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Vast scale of overseas human remains held in UK museums decried
Guardian UK
07 Mar 2026
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08 Mar 2026
Exclusive Guardian study finds UK museums hold more than 260,000 items of remains, often in sacrilegious ways. MPs and archaeologists protest: It is a shameful legacy of colonialism.
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