Finnish Private Chapels: Research Ethics And Preservation Of Cultural Heritage

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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.

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 always straightforward. Many of the 18th and 19th century burial chapels are privately owned and even though there is a possibility to receive public funding for their restauration, the implementation of the work is dependent on the owners. This sets risks to the preservation of the cultural heritage including not only the chapel itself but also coffins inside. The undertaken activities will be approached through examples of two privately owned burial chapels in Vihti and Vantaa. The research conducted alongside conservational efforts has provided historical information of the families, burial customs of the elite as well as death culture.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Investigating Cultural Aspects of Historic Mortuary Archaeology: Perspectives from Europe and North America   •
• Society for Historical Archaeology 2023

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