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  "id": 157520,
  "title": "The Australian Museum returns remains of Rapa Nui ancestors to Easter Island",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/the-australian-museum-returns-remains-of-rapa-nui-ancestors-to-easter",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-05T02:12:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Art Newspaper",
    "slug": "the-art-newspaper",
    "url": "https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/08/04/australian-museum-repatriates-rapa-nui-remains-easter-island"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The restituted human remains include 17 skulls and one sample of hair, which were taken from the island during a German expedition in 1882",
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        "outlet": "The Art Newspaper",
        "title": "The Australian Museum returns remains of Rapa Nui ancestors to Easter Island",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/the-australian-museum-returns-remains-of-rapa-nui-ancestors-to-easter-182821",
        "published": "2026-08-05T02:12:41.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}