Stolen remains of Aboriginal people and Tasmanian tigers traced to grave-robbing Victorian naturalist

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https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/stolen-remains-of-aboriginal-people-and-tasmanian-tigers-traced-to-grave-robbing-victorian-naturalist

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incogtino@lemmy.zip ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
In the present day, a ‘Victorian’ would be a person from the Neighbouring state of Victoria. In the article, Victorian refers to the time period

The naturalist resided in Hobart, and would therefore be a Victorian Tasmanian naturalist

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- Pons_Aelius@kbin.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  
  a Victorian Tasmanian naturalist
  
  Or possibly a Victorian Van Diemen's Land naturalist as Morton Allport was there before the name change in 1856.
  
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