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Combines international perspectives on the current ethical considerations and challenges facing bioarchaeologists in the recovery, analysis, curation, and display of human remains
The first up-to-date book to focus on the ethics in bioarchaeology and forensic anthropology in the last 12 years
The only book that deals with the current state of play with regard to international ethical considerations
Provides new perspectives on ethical issues and new in-depth case studies from around the world
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Table of contents (31 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Ethical Issues Surrounding Human Remains
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Ethical Dilemmas in Bioarchaeology and Forensic Anthropology
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Global Perspectives and Case Studies
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About this book
The book not only raises key ethical questions concerning the study, display, and curation of skeletal remains that bioarchaeologists must face and overcome in different countries, but also explores how this global community can work together to increase awareness of similar and, indeed, disparate ethical considerations around the world and how they can be addressed in working practices.
The key aspects addressed include ethics in bioarchaeology and forensic anthropology, the excavation, curation, and display of human remains, repatriation, and new imaging techniques. As such, the book offers an ideal guide for students and practitioners in the fields of bioarchaeology, osteoarchaeology, forensic anthropology, medical anthropology, archaeology, anatomy, museum and archive studies, and philosophy, detailing how some ethical dilemmas have been addressed and which future dilemmas need to be considered.
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Editors and Affiliations
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School of Law, Policing and Forensics, Staffordshire University, Science Centre, Stoke-on-Trent, UK
Kirsty Squires
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Defence Academy of the United Kingdom, Cranfield Forensic Institute, Cranfield University, Shrivenham, UK
David Errickson, Nicholas Márquez-Grant
About the editors
David Errickson is a Lecturer in Forensic Archaeology and Anthropology at Cranfield Forensic Institute, Cranfield University, UK. David has a research focus on 3D technology and its use in quantitative analysis, learning, and teaching. David has a passion for ethical discussion and is a co-creator of the ethical forum on digital osteology; a discussion group on ethical considerations with regards to human remains. Likewise, David has co-edited the new British Association for Biological Anthropology and Osteoarchaeology ethical guidance on the use of 2D and 3D images pertaining to human remains. Finally, David has co-authored a chapter with Dr. Nicholas Márquez-Grant on ethical considerations with regards to 3D imaging.
Nicholas Márquez-Grant is a Senior Lecturer and the MSc Course Director in Forensic Archaeology and Anthropology at Cranfield Forensic Institute, Cranfield University, UK. He is also a Research Affiliate at the School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography, University of Oxford, UK. He has over 20 years of experience in the excavation and analysis of human remains from a variety of archaeological contexts and is increasingly working on ethical aspects in bioarchaeology and forensic anthropology. As a forensic practitioner, he has acted in the UK as an expert witness in Forensic Anthropology and Archaeology.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Ethical Approaches to Human Remains
Book Subtitle: A Global Challenge in Bioarchaeology and Forensic Anthropology
Editors: Kirsty Squires, David Errickson, Nicholas Márquez-Grant
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-32926-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-32925-9Published: 02 January 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-32928-0Published: 02 January 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-32926-6Published: 01 January 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVII, 649
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 50 illustrations in colour
Topics: Ethics, Biological and Physical Anthropology, Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary, Forensic Science