Human remains in archaeological museums
Ethics & Display
31/10 — 1/11 2019
Acropolis Museum
This two-day Conference is the first scientific meeting in Greece, which focuses on the ethics, display and interpretation of human remains, a cultural resource imbued with significant ethical and ideological connotations. Breath-taking archaeological discoveries of the latest decades on the Greek land have given us a good enough reason towards organising this Conference, which aspires to encourage a prolific dialogue on the ethically correct display of this unique material.
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SPEAKERS
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Questions raised with reference to the display of archaeological human remains in Greece
Αre human remains in Greek archaeological museums treated as traces of manifold personalities of the past or as complementary elements to the adjacent, often luxurious, burial offerings?
What is the reason for the absence of human remains of Byzantine times from the Greek archaeological museums?
Do ethics dictate in the end the reburial of human remains at the site of their excavation as a gesture of respect?
Ηοw do we treat human remains from ancient mass graves, particularly when these relate to a specific and well-documented historic event?