Recordation of Human Skeletal Remains Conference Chicago, IL November, 1990

人类骨骼遗骸会议记录，伊利诺伊州芝加哥，1990 年 11 月

• 批准号: 9020361
• 负责人: Jonathan Haas
• 金额: $ 1.32万
• 依托单位: Field Museum of Natural History
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1990
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1990-12-01 至 1992-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9020361&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Recordation; Human; Skeletal; Remains; Conference

During the past decade there has been growing recognition of the desire of some Native Americans and other ethnic groups that the remains of their ancestors should not be housed in museums. They believe that these remains should be returned for reburial or reconsecration according to their traditional practices. As a result it is clear that significant portions of the nation's collections of human skeletal remains may have to be returned within the forthcoming few years. Although there is disagreement among anthropologists as to whether or to remains should be repatriated upon request, there is agreement that if repatriated, all remains should be fully documented and recorded first. The question is, what should be recorded? This is to provide funds for a conference of experts to established a set of universal guidelines for recording information about skeletal remains scheduled for repatriation. Without such recordation the information that may be gained by studying the remains would be lost forever. The conference will be hosted by the Field Museum of Natural HIstory which will organize the conference, provide the meeting space, and oversee the results.

在过去的十年中，人们越来越认识到一些美洲原住民和其他族裔群体的愿望，即他们祖先的遗骸不应该被安置在博物馆中。 他们认为，这些遗骸应该按照他们的传统习俗归还，重新安葬或重新圣化。 因此，很明显，该国收藏的大部分人类骨骼遗骸可能必须在未来几年内归还。 尽管人类学家对于是否应根据要求遣返遗骸存在分歧，但一致认为，如果遣返，应首先对所有遗骸进行完整记录和记录。 问题是，应该记录什么？ 这是为了为专家会议提供资金，以制定一套通用准则，用于记录有关计划遣返的骨骼遗骸的信息。 如果没有这样的记录，通过研究遗骸可以获得的信息将永远丢失。 会议将由菲尔德自然历史博物馆主办，该博物馆将组织会议、提供会议空间并监督会议结果。