Guidelines

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Human Bones from Archaeological Sites: guidelines for producing assessment documents and analytical reports.
English Heritage, 2004
Excavation and post-excavation treatment of cremated and inhumed human remains
Jacqueline I McKinley and Charlotte Roberts, 1993
Crypt archaeology: an approach
Institute of Field Archaeologists, Technical paper No 3, Margaret Cox, 2001
Guidelines to the Standards for Recording Human Remains
Institute of Field Archaeologists, Technical paper No 7, Megan Brickley and Jacqueline I McKinley, 2004
Guidance for best Practice for Treatmentof Human Remains Excavated from Christian Burial Grounds in England
English Heritage, 2005
Church Archaeology Human Remains Working Group Report
English Heritage
Battlefield Archaeology - A Guide To The Archaeology Of Conflict
British Archaeological Job Resource, Tim Sutherland and Malin Holst, 2005
Reburial and Repatriation issues
British Association for Biological Anthropology and Osteoarchaeology
BABAO Code of Ethics
British Association for Biological Anthropology and Osteoarchaeology
The Human Tissue Act
British Association for Biological Anthropology and Osteoarchaeology, 2004
Guidance for the Care of Human Remains in Museums
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Burial Law and Policy in the 21st Century – the Way Forward
Ministry of Justice, 2004
Burial and Exhumation
Ministry of Justice

How to pack a skeleton

			NEVER pack the skull, maxilla and mandible at the bottom of the box. Heavy bones go first! Loose teeth, maxillae and mandibles should be bagged seperately, and not with the heavier cranial vault. Pathological bones & fragile maxillae should be wrapped in acid free paper. If you unwrap pathalogical bones you MUST make sure they are re-wrapped in their tissue paper and bubble wrap when you have finished with them. Please handle the skeletons with the utmost care and respect. Thank you.
© Mary Lewis