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This is an abstract from the session entitled "Investigating Cultural Aspects of Historic Mortuary Archaeology: Perspectives from Europe and North America", at the 2023 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Hundreds of burials have been recorded below the Finnish church floors. Because of long winters and suitable conditions many of them are well-preserved including partially mummified human remains but also coffins, funerary fabrics, and plant remains related to coffin...
Finnish Private Chapels: Research Ethics And Preservation Of Cultural Heritage (2023)
This is an abstract from the session entitled "Investigating Cultural Aspects of Historic Mortuary Archaeology: Perspectives from Europe and North America", at the 2023 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. We will consider research ethics and issues related to preservation in the Finnish privately owned burial chapels. Whereas all conservation efforts and research needs to be done in accordance with laws, the intersection with preservation work and research ethics is not...
A Life’s Story from a Single Tooth? : a discussion of the value of destructive analyses (2017)
Countless studies have demonstrated that isotopic and ancient DNA analyses of human skeletal remains can provide a valuable added layer of information to the study of past populations and their lifeways. Although improvements in sampling methods and technological advances have greatly reduced the amount of bone or enamel required, these analyses still require the destruction of human remains. Many Native American communities are opposed and do not allow sampling of their ancestors’ remains for...