Promoting Respect & Dignity for Those Who Have Gone Before
Manchester Museum asks visitors if body of Egyptian woman should remain on display. The article notes that “Earlier this year an all-party parliamentary group of MPs called for the law to be changed to...
A recent article in the Guardian focusing on respect for human remains brought to Britain under colonialism has implications for equally humane treatment of all the dead, including those of Britain. The All Party...
The following article appeared on the BBC News site today. It promises to shed new light on population migration into and within Britain but will involve DNA sampling from large numbers of ancestors’ bones....
This lovely story about reburial of a man found on a Hampshire beach appeared in the Guardian newspaper recently.
Museums Association 12 March, 2024: “Smithsonian moves towards ‘informed consent’ principle for human remains.” HAD welcomes this announcement and finds it particularly positive that all human remains are to be removed from display, working...
BBC News In a report, Unesco said: “Over the years, the Committee and the Advisory Bodies have been clear and consistent that the proposed A303 improvement scheme should not proceed in its current form.”...
Recent press reports have highlighted a trend for museums in the UK to move away from the term “mummy” when talking about ancient Egyptian human remains, instead preferring the term ‘mummified remains’ or even...
In an article in the Museums Association Journal today, the Hunterian Museum is quoted as defending its decision to retain the skeleton of Charles Byrne for further research. Len Doyal, emeritus professor of medical...
In what is a positive move, that hopefully signals a wider move towards greater respect for human skeletons, it was reported today that the Hunterian Museum has decided to no longer display the skeleton...
A significant Anglo-Saxon burial ground has been unearthed as a consequence of the work to deliver the HS2 rail project. Various articles have appeared in the press recently, such as this one from the...
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