Wakefield and Pontefract
Wakefields Museum
Wood Street, WF1 2EW
Pontefract Museum
Psalter Row, WF8 1BA
Parent Organisation:
Funded by:
Local authority, Wakefield MDC
YLM Entry Submitted: Yes
Comments:
How many human remains are in its collection, and how many of those are of ancient British provenance, pre-Christian or in other way Pagan?:
– no data supplied
Total:
How many of these human remains are well documented, with clear context of date and place of exhumation?:
All (not all yet in the collection)
Where there are ancestors in store, is there a history of use?:
Displayed – full skeletons
Where there are ancestors in store, is there potential for use, in display, education or scientific analysis?
Yes – display & scientific analysis
Does the museum have a disposal policy, and is it including HR with negligible potential in its discussions about disposal?:Yes
Yes – as accredited Museum
What sources of information about these human remains are in the public domain and where?:
Major sites published
Does the museum have ancestors (human remains) on display?:No
Does the museum hold any iconic ancestors, ie. complete skeletons with a well documented story, or those considered of national or local importance, and are these on display?:
Held, yes. Not on display.
Has the museum used or considered using replicas in displays? If not, why not and what would you find useful in moving to these? If you have, what response did these receive?:
Documents:
7 September, 2008
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