Ethics and Burial Archaeology.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (158 pages)
- Debates in Archaeology Series .
- Debates in Archaeology Series .
Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- List of Figures -- Introduction -- 1. Archaeology and exhumation -- 2. Archaeology, heritage and British burial law -- 3. Human decency, politics and digging the dead -- 4. Display, repatriation and respect for the dead -- Conclusion: the problem of modernity and the ancient dead -- Bibliography -- Index.
The investigation of human remains has always been central to archaeological, but archaeologists are not the only ones with an interest in their treatment. This book sets a fresh agenda for ethical studies in mortuary investigation, adducing a series of case studies which can be used to understand the questions facing burial archaeology.