Museum of Barnstable and North Devon
The Square
Barnstable
North Devon
EX32 8LN
01271346747
Website: http://www.devonmuseums.net/component/option,com_mumancontent/task,view/sectionid,7/
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?:
00 plus graves of possibly the Late AngloSaxon period and the Norman era from the Castle Mound in Barnstaple, three skeletons (or part skeletons) from the seventeenth (?) century, and a few bones from Rapparee Cove (European origin).
Total: 100
How many of these human remains are well documented, with clear context of date and place of exhumation?:
All.
Where there are ancestors in store, is there a history of use?:
Yes.
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?:
Reports on the Castle Mound dig are available on request. There is information with the display of the seventeenth (?) century skeleton.
Does the museum have ancestors (human remains) on display?:Yes
Yes, one of the 3 seventeenth (?) century skeletons is on display.
Visitors express interest in the display, and no disquiet about it has been expressed to staff.
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:
26 August, 2008
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