The ethics of displaying human remains from British archaeological sites
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22993204 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hedley Swain (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 95-100 |
| Publication date | 2002-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Public Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1465-5187 • E-ISSN: 1753-5530 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1179/pua.2002.2.2.95 |
| OpenAlex | W2041114448 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
The 1998 exhibition London Bodies at the Museum of London provided an opportunity to review the ethical issues relating to the excavation, study and display of human remains in modern Britain. It is suggested that for most Britons the display of human skeletal material is not considered a problem, but that archaeologists would do well to ensure that their practices are in line with the views and beliefs of the society in which they work.
Archaeology · Engineering ethics · Environmental ethics · Ethical issues · Excavation · Exhibition · Sociology · Work (physics) · Archaeological Research and Protection · Engineering · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · History · Paleopathology and ancient diseases · Philosophy
A Pound of Flesh
Human Remains in Museums
Tamaki Makau-Rau Accord on the Display of Human Remains and Sacred Objects (2005)
Varied Voices
Visitor Perceptions of Ancient Egyptian Human Remains in Three United Kindom Museums
“Body Guards
Digging for the Dead
State of the Ethics in Visual Anthropology
Ethics and Practice in the Excavation, Examination, Analysis, and Preservation of Historical Mummified Human Remains
Human remains
Who's afraid of the dead? Archaeology, modernity and the death taboo
Bioarchaeology and the Ethics of Research Using Human Skeletal Remains
The Curation and Display of Lindow Man
Iron Age bog bodies of north-western Europe. Representing the dead
Letting skeletons out of the closet
The repatriation of human remains - problem or opportunity
| Citations per year | 0.7 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2003 - 2026 (24) |
| Highly cited | No |