Last week, the remains of some 300 Aborigines were ceremoniously handed over to the Ngarrindjeri people in South Australia – the vast majority of these were recently returned from Edinburgh University and the Royal College of Surgeons in London. As a working group in the UK prepares to hand down recommendations to the British Government on the potential return of human remains now in museums and university collections, opinions are divided on whether to allow such collections to be claimed, or whether they should be retained for scientific and research purposes.
Remaining Lost – Part 2
Last week, the remains of some 300 Aborigines were ceremoniously handed over to the Ngarrindjeri people in South Australia - the vast majority of these were recently returned from Edinburgh University and the Royal College of Surgeons in London. As a working group in the UK prepares to hand down recommendations to the British Government on the potential return of human remains now in museums and u
12 May 2003
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