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Record Nr.

UNINA9910964759103321

Autore

Weiss Elizabeth

Titolo

Reburying the past : the effects of repatriation and reburial on scientific inquiry / / Elizabeth Weiss

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2008

ISBN

1-60876-315-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (137 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color)

Disciplina

930.1

Soggetti

Human remains (Archaeology) - Repatriation

Archaeology - Moral and ethical aspects

Archaeology - Law and legislation

Archaeology - Political aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [117]-125) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Why study human remains? Anthropologists as the good guys NAGPRA State laws Global repatriation and reburial laws Repatriation and reburial : a religious issue Repatriation and reburial effects on scientific inquiry Ethical dilemmas Future of the study of human remains

Sommario/riassunto

In this book, the author puts forth what one can learn from the study of human remains, how human remains have been obtained, the ethical dilemmas surrounding working with human remains, and the legal and political complexities of repatriation and reburial. The author intends to introduce readers to a fascinating realm of science rarely covered in the media, as opposed to the more popular fields of anthropology (e.g. forensics, archaeology, paleoanthropology).