Human remains: guide for museums and academic institutions

Contents

Forword / Brian Fagan -- Introduction: Dealing with the dead / Vicki Cassman, Nancy Odegaard, and Joseph Powell -- Ethics of flesh and bone / Marta P. Alfonso and Joseph Powell -- Policy / Vicki Cassman, Nancy Odegaard, and Joseph Powell -- Condition assessment of osteology collections / Vicki Cassman and Nancy Odegaard -- Examination and analysis / Vicki Cassman and Nancy Odegaard -- Treatment and invasive actions / Nancy Odegaard and Vicki Cassman -- Indigenous value orientations in the care of human remains / Alyce Sadongei and Phillip Cash Cash -- Storage and transport / Vicki Cassman and Nancy Odegaard -- Associated artifacts / Ann H. Peters, Vicki Cassman, and Monica Gustafsson -- Documentation : history and the sources of skeletons in collections / Alan G. Morris -- Associated records : the Kennewick project / Teresa M. Militello, Christopher B. Pulliam, and Natalie Drew -- Multidisciplinary research teams / Michael Trimble ... [et al.] -- Fieldwork / Heidi Roberts and Julie Eklund -- Working with the dead : health concerns / Bernardo Arriaza and Luz-Andrea Pfister -- The law of human remains and burials / Sherry Hutt and Jennifer Riddle -- Respect for the dead, respect for the living / Lynn S. Teague -- The body in the museum / Mary M. Brooks and Claire Rumsey -- Afterword.