YLM Database – Summaries
Tewkesbury
64 Barton Street
Tewkesbury
Gloucestershire
GL20 5PX
http://www.tewkesburymuseum.org/
Funded by:
Trust
Number of ancestors in collection:
The museum has just one individual’s remains, a RomanoBritish woman who has been named Octavia.
Total: 1
The Higgins – Bedford Museum
Castle Lane
Bedford
MK40 3XD
Funded by:
Number of ancestors in collection:
No number given – no further information given
Total: 1
The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Glasgow
G12 8QQ
Scotland
https://www.gla.ac.uk/hunterian/
Funded by:
University
Number of ancestors in collection:
There are two distinct anatomical collections of human material at the University of Glasgow. This policy covers the anatomical material formally accessioned as part of the Hunterian collections, principally William Hunter’s 18th century material, and various 19th century and early 20th century collections associated with University of Glasgow staff. Later 20th century material, preparations under 100 years old, still in the ownership of the Laboratory of Human Anatomy are covered by the licensing provisions of the Human Tissue (Scotland) Act 2006. Although the older, historic, material is excluded from the provisions of the Human Tissue (Scotland) Act 2006, it is adopted as best practice to manage such material in the same manner as the ‘modern’ collections.
The majority of human remains in the archaeology collection were excavated in Scotland, the British Isles, or Western Europe. There are some human remains from archaeological contexts from the ancient Mediterranean and Near East. Human remains from Oceania, Africa, Asia, and the Americas are held within the World Cultures collection.
The human remains in the Zoology collections are mainly osteological. There is very little provenance with many of the specimens which appear to have been assembled for teaching purposes.
Total holdings – 4119.
Total:
The McManus: Dundee’s Art Gallery and Museum
Albert Square, Meadowside
Dundee
DD1 1DA
Scotland
Funded by:
Number of ancestors in collection:
Total:
The Novium Museum
Tower Street
Chichester
West Sussex
PO19 1QH
Funded by:
Local Authority
Number of ancestors in collection:
The Novium Museum cares for human remains from the following archaeological sites:
St Pancras Roman Cemetery, Eastgate, Chichester (approximately 326 cremation burials, although not all included human remains)
Theological College Roman Cemetery, Westgate, Chichester (approximately 5 burials)
Westhampnett Iron Age/ Roman Cemetery & Bronze Age and Neolithic individuals (approximately 200 burials)
Apple Down Anglo Saxon Cemetery, East Marden (approximately 185 burials)
Iron Age Warrior burial from North Bersted (1 burial)
Bronze Age individual from near Westbourne (1 burial)
Northgate Roman Cemetery, Chichester (1 burial)
Remains of two individuals discovered on West Wittering Beach of unknown date, but deemed to have been buried over 100 years ago
Leper Cemetery of the Hospital of St James and St Mary Magdalene, Chichester (on loan to the University of Bradford)
Anglo Saxon Cemetery at 69-70 East Street, Chichester (approximately 6 burials)
Remains of an individual of Roman date found at Chidham site B
Eastgate Needlemakers, Chichester (14 burials)
Infant burial from the Lavant Pipeline
Blackfriar’s Priory, Stocklund House, Chichester (unknown quantity)
Infant burial from the Cattlemarket, Chichester
Infant burial from Chilgrove Roman Villa 1
Bronze Age cremation from East Dean
In addition there are also several other references to ‘human bone’ or ‘human remains’ relating to other site records on the museum’s Collections Management System. Rather than complete burials it is possible that these relate to disarticulated human remains discovered during archaeological investigations. It is not possible for the museum to count the number of these references at this time.
Total: 440
The Orkney Museum
Tankerness House
Broad Street
Kirkwall
Orkney
KW15 1DH
Scotland
Funded by:
Number of ancestors in collection:
Total:
The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery
Bethesda Street, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 3DW
Funded by:
Local authority (Stoke-on-Trent City Council)
Number of ancestors in collection:
I estimate we have the remains of around 30-35 individuals in the collection, of which around 20-25 are from a prehistoric, or other non-Christian, context.
See below for notes regarding uncertain numbers.
Total: 35
The Royal Armouries Museum
HM Tower of London
London
EC3N 4A
Funded by:
Number of ancestors in collection:
Total: 0
The Ruskin Museum
Coniston
LA21 8DU
Funded by:
Number of ancestors in collection:
Total: 0
The Swanage Museum and Heritage Centre
14 The Square, The Square, Swanage, GB BH19 2LJ
Funded by:
Number of ancestors in collection:
Total: 0
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