23rd October 2005, 08:02 PM
specifically relying to what hosty said, the new EH/CofE guidelines specifically state that anyone who is going to be involved in the excavation of human remains should be made aware of the need for respect in their treatment, and that an osteologist should be present on site regularly to ensure maximum retrieval of material so the material is presented in a fit state for the assessment phase. These guidelines apply to contract and research excavations, so I should hope that universities were being made aware of their existence, and if not, maybe that is one thing we could try to achieve
++ i spend my days rummaging around in dead people ++
++ i spend my days rummaging around in dead people ++