Honouring the Ancient Dead

Honouring the Ancient Dead is a British initiative that advocates respect for what are commonly called ‘human remains’ and their related funereal artefacts.

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Thanks so much to everyone who has updated their database entries so far! Let’s keep ‘em coming! 🙌

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With the evenings drawing in what better time to review your museum’s entry in our Your Local Museum database?

https://t.co/nLtBSYr7gQ

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News | Museums invited to update entries on human remains database – Your Local Museum resource is an important tool for students, professionals and the public

Read: https://t.co/70ebfNklUW

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With the evenings drawing in what better time to review your museum’s entry in our Your Local Museum database?

https://t.co/nLtBSYr7gQ

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Coming soon...Your Local Museum call for updates

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Did anyone else read the lovely story about reburial of a man found on a Hampshire beach that appeared in the Guardian newspaper recently? https://t.co/R6I9D7jBkr

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https://t.co/kf77nBsNOl Working with communities, removal of all human remains on display and the banning of destructive analysis are all interesting moves.

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HAD is delighted to announce the completion of the first edition of its interactive Heritage Map containing details of over 4,000 exhumations, museums and ancestor disturbance by HS2. https://t.co/Xateo7of2D

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HAD's Graphics Competition is now Open! https://t.co/MBR1iOg8uJ

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How did a rosary bead change our (@TullieCarlisle) approach to caring for human remains? Research into an unusual burial find among rescued archaeological material led us to rethink storage & documentation of an entire assemblage.
Read how at @AncientDead https://t.co/XsmaEv0ngR

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Exciting news for all graphics designers and artists, HAD's Graphics Competition for 2023 is coming soon!
https://t.co/MBR1iOfAFb

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Recent press reports @museumsassociation have highlighted a trend for museums to move away from the term “mummy” when talking about ancient Egyptian human remains, instead preferring the term 'mummified remains' or even 'mummified person'. The latter being HAD's preference.

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News | Honouring the Ancient Dead (@AncientDead) completes database of ancient human remains – resource holds records of specimens held in more than 300 local museums

Read: https://t.co/AgB5taBkNX

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In an article in the @MuseumsAssoc Journal today, the @Hunterian Museum is quoted as defending its decision to retain the skeleton of Charles Byrne for further research.

@AncientDead calls upon the museum to honour Charles' long overdue wish for burial at sea.

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In what is a positive step, that hopefully signals a wider move towards greater respect for human skeletons, it was reported today that the Hunterian Museum has decided to no longer display the skeleton of Charles Byrne.

HAD welcomes this move as long overdue.

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HAD launches Open Heritage Map https://t.co/Tv4Ne7Qx2t featuring details of ancestors unearthed by HS2 @HS2ltd

Anyone can suggest additional heritage sites online using the map itself

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@BrightonMuseums are HAD's Museum of the Month for September. Read about their gallery makeover at https://t.co/ScxbiyOOlM #museumofthemonth

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Archaeology at Brighton Museum @brightonmuseums has been transformed by cutting-edge science and ancient finds. This award-winning gallery provides an immersive environment to experience the past, focusing on seven people from the Ice Age to the Saxons. @AncientDead #museums

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HAD launches Open Heritage Map https://t.co/Tv4Ne7Qx2t featuring details of ancestors unearthed by HS2 @HS2ltd

Anyone can suggest additional heritage sites online using the map itself

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@BucklandMuseum Get well soon