Posted on 02/21/2011 8:40:10 AM PST by SunkenCiv
The dispute centres on legislation introduced by the Ministry of Justice in 2008 which requires all human remains excavated at digs in England and Wales to be reburied within two years, regardless of their age. The decision, which amounts to a reinterpretation of law previously administered by the Home Office, means scientists have too little time to study bones and other human remains of national and cultural significance, the academics say.
"Your current requirement that all archaeologically excavated human remains should be reburied, whether after a standard period of two years or a further special extension, is contrary to fundamental principles of archaeological and scientific research and of museum practice," they write. Signatories include Chris Stringer, head of human origins at the Natural History Museum in London; Stephen Shennan, director of University College London's archaeology institute; and Helena Hamerow, head of archaeology at Oxford University.
(Excerpt) Read more at guardian.co.uk ...
Archaeologists from Durham University clean a Roman stone sarcophagus uncovered at a dig in Newcastle city centre. Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA/PA
Will Chedder Man’s immediate family be present for his reburial?
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IOW they can’t just dig up bodies only to leave them laying around forgotten in the some museum storage unit for a couple dozen years until some intern stumbles back upon them. Two years plus an extention is plenty of time to do whatever they need done. Be respectful of the body and bury it back where the person wanted to be however many years ago.
If archaeology can add to our knowledge of history, culture, or medicine, then they are welcome to dig up even my 33rd great grandfather Charlemagne and parade him around the laboratories and museums of the world.
His culture is found throughout the world. ;’)
As C.S. Lewis said, "You don't have a soul. You are a soul. You have a body."/bingo Thanks ccmay.
IOW, a bureaucrat has imposed a one size fits all rule without any idea of either the current techniques and procedures available, and of course no idea what kinds of tests will be available in the future, all the while ignoring the facts of life regarding the tenuous funding and hoop-jumping needed to get it (except in the case of global warming).
Impressive genealogical work you did there!
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That's the tactic of communists......obliterate, rewrite, bury history. And if this law wasn't passed with that motive, then the people who passed it are just plain stupid and beyond hope. Either way the end result is the same. People remain ignorant about crucial historical facts.
Thanks for the ping(s) I thoroughly enjoy them.
Who says they can’t build nice sealed metal crypts in the museum basement?
And mathematically, it can be shown that we are all Charlemagne's children, other than pureblooded American Indians and Pacific Islanders. See The Royal We for more.
OMGoodness. I’m a princess. ;-)
This is either multiculturalist cretins or muslim fanatics. Either way they want all pursuit of knowledge stopped in order to be able to control it.
What do you mean they have to put you back??!!
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