Bury Art Museum & Sculpture Centre

Moss Street
Bury
Greater Manchester
BL9 0DR

01612535882
Website: http://buryartmuseum.co.uk/

Parent Organisation:
Funded by:

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?:

BUYGM.2010. 45 – Irwell bones – Whitelow Hill, Bronze Age cairn-circle, Ramsbottom near Bury discovered in 1960 by members of Bury Archaeological Group. The excavation revealed a developed and somewhat complicated structure containing more than a dozen cremation burials, many accompanied by artefacts and pottery of a relatively early date. We have these bone fragments in our collection.

BUYGM. T430, T675 T677 – Bronze Age bone fragments from Bank Lane Cairn, Shuttleworth, nr Bury.

BUYGM. T658-Human Skull – no documentation about this object.

Total: 3

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

See above

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

Part

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

Yes

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

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

In archaeological reports etc

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?:

No

Documents:
https://www.honour.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/formidable/2/YLM-Questionnaire-2022-4.doc

7 October, 2022