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Repatriation and reburial of human remains

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Repatriation and reburial of human remains
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De repatriation and reburial of human remains be a current issue insyd archaeology den museum management on de holding of human remains. Between de descendant-source community den anthropologists, der be a variety of opinions on whether anaa not make dem repatriate de remains. Der be chaw case studies across de globe of human remains wey dem be anaa still need to be repatriated.

Perspectives

Na dem consider de repatriation den reburial of human remains controversial within archaeological ethics.[1] Often, descendants den people from de source community of de remains desire dema return.[2][3][4][5] Meanwhile, Anthropologists, scientists wey study de remains for research purposes, fi get differing opinions. Sam anthropologists feel e be necessary to keep de remains in order make dem improve de field den historical understanding.[6][7] Na odas feel dat repatriation be necessary in order to respect de descendants.[8]

References

  1. Scarre and Scarre (2006). The ethics of archaeology : philosophical perspectives on archaeological practice, p. 206-208. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. ISBN 0-521-54942-6.
  2. Atkinson, Henry (2010). "The Meanings and Values of Repatriation". In Turnbull, Paul; Pickering, Michael (eds.). The long way home: the meanings and values of repatriation (in English). New York: Berghahn Books. pp. 15–19. ISBN 978-1-84545-958-1.
  3. Cubillo, Franchesca (2010). "Repatriating Our Ancestors: Who Will Speak for the Dead?". In Turnbull, Paul; Pickering, Michael (eds.). The long way home: the meanings and values of repatriation (in English). New York: Berghahn Books. pp. 20–26. ISBN 978-1-84545-958-1.
  4. Rapoo, Connie (June 2011). "'Just give us the bones!': theatres of African diasporic returns". Critical Arts. 25 (2): 132–149. doi:10.1080/02560046.2011.569057. ISSN 0256-0046. S2CID 144820392.
  5. Cressida, Fforde (2002). The Dead and their Possessions : Repatriation in Principle, Policy and Practice (in English). London: Routledge. pp. 245–255. ISBN 978-0-203-16577-5.
  6. Weiss, Elizabeth; Springer, James (September 2020). Repatriation and erasing the past. University of Florida Press. pp. 194–210. ISBN 978-1-68340-223-7. OCLC 1253398847.
  7. Landau, Patricia (2000). Mihesuah, Devon (ed.). Repatriation Reader: who owns American Indian remains? (in English). London: University of Nebraska Press. pp. 74–94. ISBN 0-8032-8264-8.
  8. Halcrow, Siân; Aranui, Amber; Halmhofer, Stephanie; Heppner, Annalisa; Johnson, Norma; Killgrove, Kristina; Schug, Gwen Robbins (26 November 2021). "Moving beyond Weiss and Springer's Repatriation and Erasing the Past: Indigenous values, relationships, and research". International Journal of Cultural Property (in English). 28 (2): 211–220. doi:10.1017/S0940739121000229. ISSN 0940-7391.

Works dem cite

  • Hubert, Jane; Fforde, Cressida (2002). "Introduction: the reburial issue in the twenty-first century". In Fforde, Cressida; Hubert, Jane; Turnbull, Paul (eds.). The dead and their possessions: repatriation in principle, policy and practice. London & New York: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-34449-2. This book derives from papers given at four symposia in the session - The dead and their possessions: variety and change in practice and belief - at the fourth World Archaeological Congress held in Cape Town, South Africa in January 1999.

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