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Auction house under fire over sale of 3,000-year-old mummy head

Auction house under fire over sale of 3,000-year-old mummy head
BBC Northern Ireland Friday 26 June 2026, 13:32 UTC 1 min read
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Academics question the ethics of a UK auction house selling human heads that are thousands of years old.

Academics question the ethics of a UK auction house selling human heads that are thousands of years old.
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