Bridport Museum

South Street
Bridport
Dorset
DT6 3NR

01308458703
Website: http://www.bridportmuseum.co.uk/

Parent Organisation:
Funded by:

Charitable Trust with help from the Local Authority

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?:

The museum holds the bone fragments of one individual of RomanoBritish provenance

Total: 1

How many of these human remains are well documented, with clear context of date and place of exhumation?:

The remains are well documented

Where there are ancestors in store, is there a history of use?:

No

Where there are ancestors in store, is there potential for use, in display, education or scientific analysis?

No

Does the museum have a disposal policy, and is it including HR with negligible potential in its discussions about disposal?:No

What sources of information about these human remains are in the public domain and where?:

The documentation is in the Proceedings of The Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society 1968 vol. 90 pp. 169-170

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?:

No

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:

5 October, 2010