Posts tagged Smithsonian Museum
In 1988, some 43,000 Native American skeletons were on display in 163 museums in the United States! Many Native Americans were upset by the fact that so many of their ancestors’ remains had been excavated. This brought about the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990, under which Native American graves on federal and tribal lands are protected. The act also better defines the ownership of remains that are unearthed and requires institutions to catalogue all human remains in their collections.
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“Many people die at twenty five and aren’t buried until they are seventy five.”— Benjamin Franklin (via tristyntothesea)
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Keep Calm and Discuss Death
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Getting to the root of soldiers' inscriptions
When it comes to carving out a career in the competitive world of archaeology these days,...
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