Weymouth Museum
Brewers Quay, Hope Square, Weymouth DT4 8TR
Parent Organisation:
Funded by:
Volunteer run museum funded mainly by donations and admission charges
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?:
Two skeletons identified as being Romano-British
Total: 2
How many of these human remains are well documented, with clear context of date and place of exhumation?:
One skeleton is not well documented but is believed to be a young woman exhuned by chance during drainage works in the 1930s. The other is reasonably well documented, having been exhumed in the 1970s during archaeological work.
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?
Yes
Does the museum have a disposal policy, and is it including HR with negligible potential in its discussions about disposal?:Yes
The museum has a general disposal policy but with no specific reference to human remains
What sources of information about these human remains are in the public domain and where?:
a similar return to this was made some years ago, so presumably that return is now in the public domain
Does the museum have ancestors (human remains) on display?:Yes
One skeleton is at present on display, together with a section of a Romano-British tesselated pavement in the context of an understanding of the early pre-medieval history of the town. No opinions have been expressed by staff, the community or others, other than considerable interest.
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?:
Replicas have not been used nor considered. Since there have been as yet no negative or adverse comments made about the display of an original, the need to use replicas has not so far arisen.
Documents:
https://www.honour.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/formidable/2/YLM-2020-Questionnaire-2-Weymouth.doc
10 December, 2020
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