Curating human remains : caring for the dead in the United Kingdom /: caring for the dead in the United Kingdom. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Myra Giesen.
• Other Names: Giesen, Myra J
• Contents: Frontcover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; List of abbreviations; Introduction: Human Remains Curation in the United Kingdom; 1 International Perspectives towards Human Remains Curation; 2 Dealings with the Dead: A Personal Consideration of the Ongoing Human Remains Debate; 3 Care, Custody and Display of Human Remains: Legal and Ethical Obligations; 4 The Impact and Effectiveness of the Human Tissue Act 2004 and the Guidance for the Care of Human Remains in Museums in England; 5 Dead and Forgotten? Some Observations on Human Remains Documentation in the UK. 6 Tethering Time and Tide? Human Remains Guidance and Legislation for Scottish Museums7 The Quick and the Deid: A Scottish Perspective on Caring for Human Remains at the Perth Museum and Art Gallery; 8 The Museum of London: An Overview of Policies and Practice; 9 Curating Human Remains in a Regional Museum: Policy and Practice at the Great North Museum: Hancock; 10 Curation of Human Remains at St Peter's Church, Barton-upon-Humber, England; 11 Archaeological Human Remains and Laboratories: Attaining Acceptable Standards for Curating Skeletal Remains for Teaching and Research. 12 'No Room at the Inn' ... Contract Archaeology and the Storage of Human Remains13 Changes in Policy for Excavating Human Remains in England and Wales; 14 Conclusions and Ways Forward; Appendices; 1. DCMS Guidance for the Care of Human Remains in Museums: Contents page and Part 2; 2. MGS Guidelines for the Care of Human Remains in Scottish Museum Collections: Contents page and Chapter 2; List of Contributors; Index; Backcover.
• Publisher Details: Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK Rochester, NY : Boydell Press
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (xii, 197 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 930.1; Human remains (Archaeology) -- Collection and preservation -- Great Britain; Museums -- Collection management -- Great Britain; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Archaeology; Museums -- Collection management; Great Britain; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781782040743; 1782040749; 9781782047131; 1782047131
• Related ISBNs: 9781843838067; 1843838060; 9781299200074; 1299200079
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed Mar. 14, 2013).
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• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.