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Remains of murdered Australian Aboriginal man repatriated by British university

Remains of murdered Australian Aboriginal man repatriated by British university



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The skull of an Aboriginal man who is thought to have been killed by colonizers in the early 19th century has been returned for burial in Tasmania from a British university.

The remains of the unidentified young man will be laid to rest in a ceremonial burial on the Australian island on Friday, the University of Aberdeen said in a statement published Wednesday.

The Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre, which will hold the long-delayed burial, was first contacted by the Scottish university in 2019 with a proposal for repatriation. This was approved the following year.

Details of how the university came to be in possession of the skull –…

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