Garstang Museum of Archaeology

14 Abercromby Square
University of Liverpool
Liverpool
L69 7WZ

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Glasgow Museums – Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum and St Mungo’s Museum of Religious Life & Art, and Glasgow Museums Resource Centre

Argyle Street
Glasgow
G3 8AG
Scotland

http://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/

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Glasgow Museums are part of Glasgow Life, a sub-brand of Culture and Sport Glasgow Ltd., an independent cultural trust which delivers cultural and leisure services on behalf of Glasgow City Council. NB Glasgow Museums’ buildings and collections are owned by Glasgow City Council, although it should be noted that under Scots law human remains cannot be owned by anyone.

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Glasgow museums have 303 collections that contain human remains. Of these, 44 collections contain human remains of ancient British provenance and another 8 collections contain human remains that may come from a British preChristian context.

Archaeology Collections (British & European Archaeology):
No. of collections containing human remains: (here, collections = sites) 106 sites
No. of these collections containing ancient British/pre-Christian/Pagan human remains: 46 of these sites contain human remains that are definitely ancient British/pre-Christian/Pagan, and 1 site contains human remains that are definitely non-British European/pre-Christian/Pagan. 24 of the sites have no location or date, so some of these may also be ancient British/pre-Christian/Pagan. 23 sites have a location, but the remains have not been dated, so some of these may also be pre-Christian/Pagan. The remaining 12 sites containing human remains are definitely from a Christian context.

World Cultures Collections (Non-European):
No. of human remains in collection: 58
No. of these collections containing pre-Christian/Pagan human remains: Probably not Christian, although no evidence either way as some of the individuals may have been converted Christians at time of death. However many non-Christian belief systems not necessarily defined by source communities as being ‘pagan’. 11 objects associated with Tibetan Buddhism. If Paganism defined as belief in non-Christian god or gods, Buddhism not concerned with god or gods, but with Dharma, truth/reality.

Ancient Civilisations Collections (Ancient Egypt, Lipari, Canary Islands):
No. of collections containing human remains: 55
No. of these collections containing pre-Christian/Pagan human remains: 55

Jewellery Collections:
No. of collections containing human remains: 71 items, possibly (it is not clear from the documentation whether some of the items are made from animal or human hair)
No. of these collections containing pre-Christian/Pagan human remains: 0, probably (all 19th century European)

Natural Sciences Collections:
No. of collections containing human remains: 20. Some of these were of ‘medical’ origin.
No. of these collections containing pre-Christian/Pagan human remains: 0.

Other Medical Collections currently not falling under any of the above headings:
No. of collections containing human remains: 66 records.
No. of these collections containing ancient British/pre-Christian/Pagan human remains: 0.

Total 376. Of these 376, 102 of the ‘entries’ are definitely pagan (47 are ancient British and 55 are from Ancient Egypt/Lipari/the Canary Islands).

Total: 376

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Glastonbury Tribunal

Somerset – BA6 9DP

http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/daysout/properties/glastonbury-tribunal/

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Glenesk Folk Museum

Tarfside, Glenesk, Brechin DD9 7YT

https://www.gleneskfolkmuseum.org

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Total: 0

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Gloucester City Museum and Art Gallery

Brunswick Road
Gloucester
GL1 1HP

http://www.livinggloucester.co.uk/living/visit_us/city_museum/

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Local Authority

Number of ancestors in collection:

There are around 1750 human remains, some of which may make up single skeletons but are currently classed as separate individuals owing to lack of certainty. Some of these are cremated remains. During the current process of moving all human remains to a dedicated store, previously undocumented material may come to light, and this will be added to the list. A little under 1200 of these are of Christian Medieval origin, the majority of the remainder being Roman, with a few Bronze Age, Neolithic and Palaeolithic remains too. Further information has been submitted to HAD.

Total: 1750

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Godalming Museum

109A High Street
Godalming
Surrey
GU7 1AQ

http://www.waverley.gov.uk/godalmingmuseum

Funded by:

Local Authority and Charitable Trust

Number of ancestors in collection:

The museum holds one single human jaw bone, which is undated.

Total: 1

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Grantham Museum

St Peters Hill
Grantham
Lincolnshire
NG31 6PY

http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/section.asp?sectiontype=listmixed&catid=9923

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Local Authority

Number of ancestors in collection:

Approximately 15 items described as human remains, all of which are pre-Christian/Pagan.

Total: 15

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Great North Museum: Hancock

Barras Bridge
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE2 4PT

http://www.greatnorthmuseum.org.uk

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Funded by Newcastle University

Number of ancestors in collection:

There are approximately 128 assemblages of human remains. Some of these assemblages may have over 200 bone fragments (eg from a Bronze Age burial), some may only have 1 fragment. Approximately 27 of these assemblages are of an ancient British provenance.

Total: 128

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Greenwich Heritage Centre

Artillery Square
Royal Arsenal
Woolwich
SE18 4DX

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Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse, Museum of Norfolk Life

Dereham
Norfolk
NR20 4DR

http://www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk/default.asp?Document=200.50

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Local Authority

Number of ancestors in collection:

The museum collection includes no human remains. The small archaeology section in the building is owned and curated by the Archaeology Department at Norwich Castle Museum.

Total: 0

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