Repatriation and erasing the past / Elizabeth Weiss and James W. Springer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Weiss, Elizabeth, 1974- author.

Springer, James W., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human remains (Archaeology)--Repatriation.

Human remains (Archaeology).

Archaeology--Law and legislation.

Archaeology.

Archaeology--Moral and ethical aspects.

Archaeology--Political aspects.

Physical Description:

xii, 264 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Gainesville : University of Florida Press, [2020]

Summary:

"Engaging a current controversy important to archaeologists and indigenous communities, this volume takes a critical look at laws that mandate the return of human remains from museums and laboratories to ancestral burial grounds, offering scientific and legal perspectives on the ways repatriation laws impact research"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Paleoindians: The Understudied Individuals

2. North American Mummies: Lost Opportunities

3. Biological Relationships: Missing Links

4. Reconstructing the Past: Correcting Fallacies

5. NAGPRA and Beyond: Repatriation and Related Laws in the United States

6. Other Repatriation Movements in the United States

7. Reburial, Religion, and Race

8. Oral Tradition as Evidence for Repatriation

9. Indian Treatment of the Human Body

10. Repatriation and the End of Scientific Freedom.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Weiss, Elizabeth, Repatriation and erasing the past

ISBN:

9781683401575

1683401573

OCLC:

1153339085