Proceeding contribution from Angus Brendan MacNeil (Scottish National Party) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 10 March 2010. It occurred during Adjournment debate on Repatriation of Historical Objects.
Repatriation of Historical Objects
I asserted what the chessmen were made of, where they were found and where they were most likely buried for hundreds of years previously—we know nothing else. I note caveats of "most likely" and "believe", but the Lewis chessmen were found in Lewis and we know nothing else for certain.
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- 2009-10
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- Cultural heritage British Museum Na h-Eileanan an Iar
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