Dorset auction house withdraws Egyptian human skulls from sale
MP says trade in remains is ‘gross violation of human dignity’, as skulls from Pitt Rivers collection removed
Source: theguardian.com
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'Profiting from selling African body parts': Auction house slammed over sale of Black human remains
Exclusive: Speaking to The Independent, one MP described the sale of the remains as “sickening” and a “perpetuation of a dark legacy of colonialism”.
Source: independent.co.uk
Beware the Rise of Anti-Anti-Colonialism
Two new books by Nigel Biggar and Adam Kuper advocate for wilful amnesia and collective repression of British colonial brutality.
Source: hyperallergic.com
Pitt Rivers museum | Dan Hicks on curation and restitution
Dan Hicks talks about the role of museums like the Pitt Rivers Museum in the contemporary world, as well as his new book, The Brutish Museum.
Source: blooloop.com
Prehistoric Graves: Why They Are Time Capsules Of Early Britain
Alice Roberts speaks to Ellie Cawthorne about her book Ancestors, which explores the story of prehistoric Britain through seven burials – and reveals what cutting-edge science can tell us about the ancient past
Source: historyextra.com