Human remains
Subtitle: guide for museums and academic institutions
By: edited by Vicki Cassman, Nancy Odegaard, and Joseph Powell.
Contributors: Cassman, Vicki, 1957-; Odegaard, Nancy.; Powell, Joseph F. 1964-
Publisher: AltaMira Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Lanham, MD
Language: eng
Number of pages: 310
Subjects: Human remains (Archaeology) -- Collection and preservation.; Human remains (Archaeology) -- Conservation and restoration.; Human remains (Archaeology) -- Repatriation.; Museum exhibits -- Moral and ethical aspects.; Anthropological museums and collections -- Moral and ethical aspects.; Archaeological museums and collections -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Forward / Brian Fagan; title: Introduction: Dealing with the dead / Vicki Cassman, Nancy Odegaard, and Joseph Powell; title: Ethics of flesh and bone / Marta P. Alfonso and Joseph Powell; title: Policy / Vicki Cassman, Nancy Odegaard, and Joseph Powell; title: Condition assessment of osteology collections / Vicki Cassman and Nancy Odegaard; title: Examination and analysis / Vicki Cassman and Nancy Odegaard; title: Treatment and invasive actions / Nancy Odegaard and Vicki Cassman; title: Indigenous value orientations in the care of human remains / Alyce Sadongei and Phillip Cash Cash; title: Storage and transport / Vicki Cassman and Nancy Odegaard; title: Associated artifacts / Ann H. Peters, Vicki Cassman, and Monica Gustafsson; title: Documentation : history and the sources of skeletons in collections / Alan G. Morris; title: Associated records : the Kennewick project / Teresa M. Militello, Christopher B. Pulliam, and Natalie Drew; title: Multidisciplinary research teams / Michael Trimble ... [et al.]; title: Fieldwork / Heidi Roberts and Julie Eklund; title: Working with the dead : health concerns / Bernardo Arriaza and Luz-Andrea Pfister; title: The law of human remains and burials / Sherry Hutt and Jennifer Riddle; title: Respect for the dead, respect for the living / Lynn S. Teague; title: The body in the museum / Mary M. Brooks and Claire Rumsey; title: Afterword.