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Book SynopsisA key publication on the British Museum's approach to the ethical issues surrounding the inclusion of human remains in museum collections and possible solutions to the dilemmas relating to their curation, storage, access management and display.
Trade ReviewThis book outlines how the museum curates human remains in its collection, its benefits to our understanding as well as the ethical considerations of studying the dead. -- The Arbuturian The Arbuturian a fascinating and thought-provoking insight into a museum's approach to such assemblages. -- Current World Archaeology Current World Archaeology
Table of ContentsPreface Part One – Holding and Displaying Human Remains Introduction Simon Mays Curating Human Remains in Museum Collections: Broader Considerations and a British Museum Perspective Daniel Antoine Looking Death in the Face: Different Attitudes towards Bog Bodies and their Display with a Focus on Lindow Man Jody Joy The Scientific Analysis of Human Remains from the British Museum Collection: Research Potential and Examples from the Nile Valley Daniel Antoine and Janet Ambers Part Two – Caring For, Conserving and Storing Human Remains Introduction Gaye Sculthorpe Ancestral Remains from Oceania: Histories and Relationships in the Collection of the British Museum Natasha McKinney Collection Care: Handling, Storing and Transporting Human Remains Daniel Antoine and Emily Taylor Conservation of Human Remains from Archaeological Contexts Barbara Wills, Clare Ward and Vanessa Sáiz Gómez with contributions by Capucine Korenberg and Julianne Phippard Part Three – Researching the British Museum Collection Introduction Clark Spencer Larsen Old Bones Overturned: New Evidence for Funerary Practices from the Sasanian Empire St John Simpson and Theya Molleson Beneath the Surface: Imaging Techniques and the Jericho Skull Alexandra Fletcher, Jessica Pearson, Theya Molleson, Richard Abel, Janet Ambers and Crispin Wiles The Collection of Egyptian Mummies in the British Museum: Overview and Potential for Study John H.Taylor The Human Remains from Tell es-Sa‘idiyeh: International Custodianship, Respect and Research Jonathan Tubb and Caroline Cartwright The Bioarchaeology of Amara West in Nubia: Investigating the Impacts of Political, Cultural and Environmental Change on Health and Diet Michaela Binder and Neal Spencer Contributors Index
