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Race and bioarchaeology: what else can we do with human remains?

On the Archaeology of Portus course this week we've been looking at the People of Portus. Analysing human remains is an extremely delicate process, both practically and ethically. Archaeologists take any activities associated with human remains very seriously. It wasn't surprising that Andrew Dufton's post about the Archaeology's Dirty Little Secrets course also included reference to these ethical issues. Continue reading →