Licata Marta, Monza Francesca
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Acta Biomed. 2017 Oct 23;88(3):315-318. doi: 10.23750/abm.v88i3.5653.
In recent years, archaeologists and anthropologists involved in the study of human remains have had to take into consideration ethical issues, which have come to the fore. The aim of this study is to illustrate the ethical and religious issues involved in relation to the positions of researchers.
Ethical issues involve the different study phases of human remains: archaeological excavation, anthropological analysis and, finally, museum display.
Osteoarchaeological remains may find a place in museums. However, in recent years, even the display of human remains museum has had to face new important ethical issue involving previously ignored or neglected aspect. The adoption of Native American Grave Protection Act in 1990 in the United States and the Human Tissue Act in 2004 in England, has created new scenarios relating to the storage of human remains in museum.
All this caused a series of changes in the study of human remains, but many issues remain open to debate.
近年来,参与人类遗骸研究的考古学家和人类学家不得不考虑已成为突出问题的伦理问题。本研究的目的是阐明与研究人员立场相关的伦理和宗教问题。
伦理问题涉及人类遗骸研究的不同阶段:考古发掘、人类学分析以及最后的博物馆展示。
骨考古遗骸可能会在博物馆中占有一席之地。然而,近年来,即使是人类遗骸博物馆的展示也不得不面对涉及以前被忽视或忽略方面的新的重要伦理问题。1990年美国通过的《美国原住民坟墓保护法》和2004年英国通过的《人体组织法》,创造了与博物馆中人类遗骸存放相关的新情况。
所有这些都在人类遗骸研究中引发了一系列变化,但许多问题仍有待辩论。