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Investigating Human Remains, FOR DISPLAY (DRRES), AGAINST DISPLAY…
Investigating Human Remains
bog bodies
what is a bog body
bacteria can not survive in the acid water and therefore cant decay body + no oxygen
a bog is a wetland that has peat (an accumulation of partially decayed matter
Lindow Man
was it a ritual?
has superstitious belief of triplism: things occuring in 3
celtic practices: would offer sacrifices to the gods
scientific techniques and what they revealed
radiocarbon dating
revelead
scientific techniques
keep body dampt to stop shrink
electron microscopy
high resolution image of facial hair
electron spin resonance
stomach content
atomic absorption spectromy
painted skin
radiocarbon dating
what is significant/ what can we learn
lifestyle
food
clothes
work
religious practice
personal details
age, class, gender, work
where they live
ethical issues
repatriation
return to where they came from
after studying do we store them? display them?
disturbing religious ritual
e,g sacred burial practice
preserving the body
displaying the body
FOR DISPLAY
(DRRES)
education, learn history
it would decompose
once its found it can be damaged/ hard to repatriate to same place
possible to display with respect and honour
be able to restudy it
avoid body getting stolen
AGAINST DISPLAY
(SCRUDDS)
selfish gain - display for enjoyment? money?
disrupt spiritual journey
repatriate it
children bodies?
what would the person want? we just dont know
destroy the body to study/ display it
how to display it