Human Remains Conservation, retrieval and analysis [Paperback]

Archaeologists, bioarchaeologists, conservators and physical anthropologists here contribute 34 papers, which provide different perspectives on the issues involved in the excavation of human remains. The papers, proceedings from a conference held in Williamsburg, Virginia, in November 1999, are divided into eight thematic sections: legal and ethical issues; excavation; associated materials; conservation; analysis; documentation; curation; public perceptions and exhibitions. Broad theoretical essays are combined with specific case studies drawn from across the world. These include the repatriation and reburial of remains in Australia and North America, specialist cooperation at excavations in Orkney and Central America, Hawaii funerary practices, the analysis and presentation of Egyptian mummies, facial reconstruction and DNA analysis and an exhibition of `London bodies' at the Museum of London.34 papers by archaeologists, bioarchaeologists, conservators and physical anthropologists present different perspectives on issues concerned with the excavation of human remains.