It was a privilege to be able to study Hoa Hakananai‘a in the British Museum, in the quiet of the... more It was a privilege to be able to study Hoa Hakananai‘a in the British Museum, in the quiet of the Wellcome Trust Gallery at night. My hope was not just to learn new things, but also to encourage debate about one of the museum’s under-appreciated exhibits. I was delighted to see responses in the Rapa Nui Journal, one to my article in the same edition (Pitts 2014), and the other to an earlier magazine feature (Pitts et al. 2013). The editor offered me the chance to comment on these, but I preferred to wait until more of our peer-reviewed articles had been published, which they have now been (Miles et al. 2014; Pitts et al. 2014; see also Miles et al. in press). Jo Anne Van Tilburg (2014) has usefully traced the buyer of the photo I reproduced, taken in 1868 (Pitts 2014:Figure 3). Georgia Lee and colleagues have made a significant contribution in finding an original print of the second 1868 photo (Lee et al. 2014:Figure 3). I agree with Van Tilburg (2014:50) that the identity of the ph...
A review of the book "Digging for Richard III: The Search for the Lost King," by Mike P... more A review of the book "Digging for Richard III: The Search for the Lost King," by Mike Pitts, is presented.
This resource is a single blog post created as part of the Day of Archaeology initiative. The Day... more This resource is a single blog post created as part of the Day of Archaeology initiative. The Day of Archaeology project aimed to provide a window into the daily lives of archaeologists from all over the world. The project asked people working, studying or volunteering in the archaeological world to participate in a 'Day of Archaeology' each year by recording their day and sharing it through text, images or video on the Day of Archaeology blog.<br>The project asked anyone with a personal, professional or voluntary interest in archaeology to get involved, and help highlight the reasons why archaeology is vital to protect the past and inform our futures. The resulting Day of Archaeology project archive demonstrates the wide variety of work the archaeological profession undertakes day-to-day across the globe, and helps to raise public awareness of the relevance and importance of archaeology to the modern world.<br>The first ever Day of Archaeology was held in 2011 a...
It was a privilege to be able to study Hoa Hakananai‘a in the British Museum, in the quiet of the... more It was a privilege to be able to study Hoa Hakananai‘a in the British Museum, in the quiet of the Wellcome Trust Gallery at night. My hope was not just to learn new things, but also to encourage debate about one of the museum’s under-appreciated exhibits. I was delighted to see responses in the Rapa Nui Journal, one to my article in the same edition (Pitts 2014), and the other to an earlier magazine feature (Pitts et al. 2013). The editor offered me the chance to comment on these, but I preferred to wait until more of our peer-reviewed articles had been published, which they have now been (Miles et al. 2014; Pitts et al. 2014; see also Miles et al. in press). Jo Anne Van Tilburg (2014) has usefully traced the buyer of the photo I reproduced, taken in 1868 (Pitts 2014:Figure 3). Georgia Lee and colleagues have made a significant contribution in finding an original print of the second 1868 photo (Lee et al. 2014:Figure 3). I agree with Van Tilburg (2014:50) that the identity of the ph...
A review of the book "Digging for Richard III: The Search for the Lost King," by Mike P... more A review of the book "Digging for Richard III: The Search for the Lost King," by Mike Pitts, is presented.
This resource is a single blog post created as part of the Day of Archaeology initiative. The Day... more This resource is a single blog post created as part of the Day of Archaeology initiative. The Day of Archaeology project aimed to provide a window into the daily lives of archaeologists from all over the world. The project asked people working, studying or volunteering in the archaeological world to participate in a 'Day of Archaeology' each year by recording their day and sharing it through text, images or video on the Day of Archaeology blog.<br>The project asked anyone with a personal, professional or voluntary interest in archaeology to get involved, and help highlight the reasons why archaeology is vital to protect the past and inform our futures. The resulting Day of Archaeology project archive demonstrates the wide variety of work the archaeological profession undertakes day-to-day across the globe, and helps to raise public awareness of the relevance and importance of archaeology to the modern world.<br>The first ever Day of Archaeology was held in 2011 a...
This book offers a systematic overview of the responses made by museums and other repositories in... more This book offers a systematic overview of the responses made by museums and other repositories in the UK to the ownership, care, storage, display and interpretation of human remains. It provides a baseline for understanding the scope and nature of human remains collections and the practices related to their care. International context is provided in an introductory section that explores how human remains are acquired and curated in other countries. A wide range of issues are discussed, making extensive use of case studies to explore the complex problems involved in caring for human remains; each chapter has been written by a leading expert. Topics addressed include: legislation and ethical obligations; issues of long-term and short-term care; perspectives on collections care from different parts of the UK; a comparison of attitudes and approaches adopted by large institutions and small museums; the creative use of redundant churches; and challenges facing research/teaching laboratories and museums when human remains are acquired during archaeological excavations. This book provides practical guidance and theoretical insights and is essential reading for practitioners, academics and undergraduate and postgraduate students in the fields of archaeology, anthropology, ethnography and museology.
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