Human remains : curation, reburial and repatriation

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Human remains : curation, reburial and repatriation

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Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Collection

Auckland Museum Collections

Description

"Working with human remains raises a whole host of ethical issues, from how the remains are used to how and where they are stored. Over recent years, attitudes towards repatriation and reburial have changed considerably and there are now laws in many countries to facilitate or compel the return of remains to claimant communities. Such changes have also brought about new ways of working with and caring for human remains, while enabling their ongoing use in research projects. This has often mea...

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Image

Date created

2020

Creator

Margaret Clegg

URL

https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/1134054

Locations

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom / New York City, New York, United States

Related subjects

Human remains (Archaeology)--Repatriation / Museums / Archaeology--Research

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