Archaeology has focused on the mortuary context since its inception. The earliest antiquarians to... more Archaeology has focused on the mortuary context since its inception. The earliest antiquarians took advantage of prominent burial monuments and other grave contexts in their search for curios and information about past societies. While burials tell us much about the ways in which people buried their dead, they have also been a valuable resource for reconstructing the ways in which people lived. Today, the technical advances made in the study of human remains themselves allow for more detailed study of past peoples than ever before. With that change has come an added responsibility concerning the proper handling of human remains. During this symposium, co-organised between the Universities of Groningen and Leiden, we aim to start a discussion between researchers interested in studying cultural and emotional aspects of burial practices, and those using human remains as a data source for lifestyle and population studies, to which the issue of ethical practices is crucial.
April 19 Session 1: Bioarchaeology and the use of funerary remains for population studies Session 2: Funerary archaeology and exploring approaches to death and mourning Session 3: Human remains and ethical practice in archaeology
April 20 The workshop will focus discussion on the results of the three sessions. The aim of the interactive workshop sessions is to engage ReMA and PhD students in critical review of mortuary archaeology today and to explore opportunities for collaborative research.
Archaeology has focused on the mortuary context since its inception. The earliest antiquarians to... more Archaeology has focused on the mortuary context since its inception. The earliest antiquarians took advantage of prominent burial monuments and other grave contexts in their search for curios and information about past societies. While burials tell us much about the ways in which people buried their dead, they have also been a valuable resource for reconstructing the ways in which people lived. Today, the technical advances made in the study of human remains themselves allow for more detailed study of past peoples than ever before. With that change has come an added responsibility concerning the proper handling of human remains. During this symposium, co-organised between the Universities of Groningen and Leiden, we aim to start a discussion between researchers interested in studying cultural and emotional aspects of burial practices, and those using human remains as a data source for lifestyle and population studies, to which the issue of ethical practices is crucial.
April 19 Session 1: Bioarchaeology and the use of funerary remains for population studies Session 2: Funerary archaeology and exploring approaches to death and mourning Session 3: Human remains and ethical practice in archaeology
April 20 The workshop will focus discussion on the results of the three sessions. The aim of the interactive workshop sessions is to engage ReMA and PhD students in critical review of mortuary archaeology today and to explore opportunities for collaborative research.
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Events by Yannic Rabou
April 19
Session 1: Bioarchaeology and the use of funerary remains for population studies
Session 2: Funerary archaeology and exploring approaches to death and mourning
Session 3: Human remains and ethical practice in archaeology
April 20
The workshop will focus discussion on the results of the three sessions. The aim of the interactive workshop sessions is to engage ReMA and PhD students in critical review of mortuary archaeology today and to explore opportunities for collaborative research.
April 19
Session 1: Bioarchaeology and the use of funerary remains for population studies
Session 2: Funerary archaeology and exploring approaches to death and mourning
Session 3: Human remains and ethical practice in archaeology
April 20
The workshop will focus discussion on the results of the three sessions. The aim of the interactive workshop sessions is to engage ReMA and PhD students in critical review of mortuary archaeology today and to explore opportunities for collaborative research.