ancestral
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The Oxford museum has more than 6,000 objects representing Naga culture, the largest collection in the world, and is giving back "ancestral human remains", mainly skulls, to the Naga people.
From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026
Genetic analysis suggests that the child's father likely belonged to the same ancestral population as his mother.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026
California rapper Kyle Shin, who goes by Son of Paper, recently performed in his family’s ancestral village.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
Its waters are part of the ancestral homeland of the Kootzaduka’a, whose name, meaning “brine fly eaters,” reflects their longstanding relationship with the lake and its ecology.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
We adopted the religion of our colonizers, but most people held on to the old ancestral ways, too, just in case.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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