Castle Museum, Colchester

Castle Park
Colchester
Essex
CO1 1TJ

01206282929
Website: http://www.colchestermuseums.org.uk/

Parent Organisation:
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YLM Entry Submitted: No
Comments:

Numbers relate to surveyed boxes and may not equate to individuals.
Colchester & Ipswich Museum Service are expected to provide a joint formal summary in due course.

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?:
Total: 429

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

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

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

Does the museum have a disposal policy, and is it including HR with negligible potential in its discussions about disposal?:

What sources of information about these human remains are in the public domain and where?:
Does the museum have ancestors (human remains) on display?:Yes

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?:
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?:

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26 August, 2008