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Curating human remains : caring for the dead in the United Kingdom / edited by Myra Giesen.

Contributor(s): Giesen, Myra J [Editor].
Material type: TextTextSeries: Hertaige Matter Series , v. 11.Publisher: Woodbridge : The Boydell Press, 2013Description: xii, 197 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.ISBN: 9781843838067.Subject(s): Human remains (Archaeology) -- Collection and preservation -- Great Britain. Museums. Archaeology -- methodsDDC classification: 930.1
Contents:
1 International Perspectives towards Human Remains Curation 13 Myra Giesen / Liz White White, Liz -- 2 Dealings with the Dead: A Personal Consideration of the Ongoing Human Remains Debate 25 Hedley Swam -- 3 Care, Custody and Display of Human Remains: Legal and Ethical Obligations 31 Charlotte Woodhead -- 4 The Impact and Effectiveness of the Human Tissue Act 2004 and the Guidance for the Care of Human Remains in Museums in England 43 Liz White -- 5 Dead and Forgotten? Some Observations on Human Remains Documentation in the UK 53 Myra Giesen / Kirsty McCarrison McCarrison, Kirsty, Victoria Park Park, Victoria -- 6 Tethering Time and Tide? Human Remains Guidance and Legislation for Scottish Museums 65 Jennifer Sharp / Mark A Hall Hall, Mark A -- 7 The Quick and the Deid: A Scottish Perspective on Caring for Human Remains at the Perth Museum and Art Gallery 75 Mark A Hall -- 8 The Museum of London: An Overview of Policies and Practice 87 Rebecca Redfern / Jelena Bekvalac Bekvalac, Jelena -- 9 Curating Human Remains in a Regional Museum: Policy and Practice at the Great North Museum: Hancock 99 Gillian Scott -- 10 Curation of Human Remains at St Peters Church, Barton-upon-Humber, England 109 Simon Mays -- 11 Archaeological Human Remains and Laboratories: Attaining Acceptable Standards for Curating Skeletal Remains for Teaching and Research 123 Charlotte Roberts -- 12 'No Room at the Inn' ... Contract Archaeology and the Storage of Human Remains 135 Jacqueline I McKinley -- 13 Changes in Policy for Excavating Human Remains in England and Wales 147 Mike Parker Pearson / Mike Pitts Pitts, Mike, Duncan Sayer Sayer, Duncan -- 14 Conclusions and Ways Forward 159 Margaret Clegg.
Summary: How to care for, store, display and interpret human remains, and issues of their ownership, are contentious questions, ones that need to be answered with care and due consideration. This book offers a systematic overview of the responses made by museums and other repositories in the United Kingdom, providing a baseline for understanding the scope and nature of human remains collections and the practices related to their care. The introduction sets United Kingdom practices within an international context, while subsequent chapters, all written by leading experts, cover a wide range of topics through key case studies: legislation and ethical obligations; issues of both long-term and short-term care; differing perspectives associated with human remains collections in different parts of the United Kingdom; a comparison of attitudes and approaches in large institutions and small museums; the creative use of redundant churches; and challenges facing research/teaching laboratories and collections resulting from recent archaeological excavations. Myra Giesen is Lecturer at the International Centre for Cultural and Heritage Studies, Newcastle University. Contributors: Myra Giesen, Liz White, Hedley Swain, Charlotte Woodhead, Kirsty McCarrison, Victoria Park, Jennifer Sharp, Mark A. Hall, Rebecca Redfern, Jelena Bekvalac, Gillian Scott, Simon Mays, Charlotte Roberts, Jacqueline I. McKinley, Mike Parker Pearson, Mike Pitts, Duncan Sayer, Margaret Clegg.
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1 International Perspectives towards Human Remains Curation 13 Myra Giesen / Liz White White, Liz --
2 Dealings with the Dead: A Personal Consideration of the Ongoing Human Remains Debate 25 Hedley Swam --
3 Care, Custody and Display of Human Remains: Legal and Ethical Obligations 31 Charlotte Woodhead --
4 The Impact and Effectiveness of the Human Tissue Act 2004 and the Guidance for the Care of Human Remains in Museums in England 43 Liz White --
5 Dead and Forgotten? Some Observations on Human Remains Documentation in the UK 53 Myra Giesen / Kirsty McCarrison McCarrison, Kirsty, Victoria Park Park, Victoria --
6 Tethering Time and Tide? Human Remains Guidance and Legislation for Scottish Museums 65 Jennifer Sharp / Mark A Hall Hall, Mark A --
7 The Quick and the Deid: A Scottish Perspective on Caring for Human Remains at the Perth Museum and Art Gallery 75 Mark A Hall --
8 The Museum of London: An Overview of Policies and Practice 87 Rebecca Redfern / Jelena Bekvalac Bekvalac, Jelena --
9 Curating Human Remains in a Regional Museum: Policy and Practice at the Great North Museum: Hancock 99 Gillian Scott --
10 Curation of Human Remains at St Peters Church, Barton-upon-Humber, England 109 Simon Mays --
11 Archaeological Human Remains and Laboratories: Attaining Acceptable Standards for Curating Skeletal Remains for Teaching and Research 123 Charlotte Roberts --
12 'No Room at the Inn' ... Contract Archaeology and the Storage of Human Remains 135 Jacqueline I McKinley --
13 Changes in Policy for Excavating Human Remains in England and Wales 147 Mike Parker Pearson / Mike Pitts Pitts, Mike, Duncan Sayer Sayer, Duncan --
14 Conclusions and Ways Forward 159 Margaret Clegg.


How to care for, store, display and interpret human remains, and issues of their ownership, are contentious questions, ones that need to be answered with care and due consideration. This book offers a systematic overview of the responses made by museums and other repositories in the United Kingdom, providing a baseline for understanding the scope and nature of human remains collections and the practices related to their care. The introduction sets United Kingdom practices within an international context, while subsequent chapters, all written by leading experts, cover a wide range of topics through key case studies: legislation and ethical obligations; issues of both long-term and short-term care; differing perspectives associated with human remains collections in different parts of the United Kingdom; a comparison of attitudes and approaches in large institutions and small museums; the creative use of redundant churches; and challenges facing research/teaching laboratories and collections resulting from recent archaeological excavations. Myra Giesen is Lecturer at the International Centre for Cultural and Heritage Studies, Newcastle University. Contributors: Myra Giesen, Liz White, Hedley Swain, Charlotte Woodhead, Kirsty McCarrison, Victoria Park, Jennifer Sharp, Mark A. Hall, Rebecca Redfern, Jelena Bekvalac, Gillian Scott, Simon Mays, Charlotte Roberts, Jacqueline I. McKinley, Mike Parker Pearson, Mike Pitts, Duncan Sayer, Margaret Clegg.

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