Royal Cornwall Museum
River Street
Truro
Cornwall
TR1 2SJ
01872272205
Website: http://www.royalcornwallmuseum.org.uk/
Parent Organisation:
Funded by:
Royal Institution of Cornwall (charitable trust) grant aided by DCMS and Cornwall County Council
YLM Entry Submitted: Yes
Comments:
The museum’s human remains policy accords with on DCMS guidance.
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?:
c. 55 documentation records of human remains of Pagan origin c. 55 records from Cornish preChristian contexts
Total: 55
How many of these human remains are well documented, with clear context of date and place of exhumation?:
Many are published in archaeological journals and others are pending.
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?:
The museum’s Human Remains Policy is on the museum website. Staff are currently working on a list of human remains for the website, and research on human remains is published annually on the website.
Does the museum have ancestors (human remains) on display?:Yes
Yes. 1 cremation and 1 inhumation (soon to be removed: July 2009).
These displays are acknowledged as poor and require improvement, for which planning is in place.
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?:
Ast Tayef Nakht, the Egyptian unwrapped mummy.
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:
https://www.honour.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/formidable/Human-Remains-Policy.pdf
26 August, 2008
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