A Donation to the Museum /

Human remains from the California Channel Islands were donated to an English city museum nearly a century ago. More recently research began into how they came to be there, and whose remains they are. The story of the remains turns out to be entwined with the story of the family that donated them to...

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Other Authors:	Brewer, Teri F. (Director, Producer, Narrator), Giles, Sue (Producer)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English.
Published:	London, England : Royal Anthropological Institute, 2015.
Subjects:	City of Bristol Museum and Art Gallery. Human remains (Archaeology) Archaeological museums and collections. Restes humains (Archéologie) Archéologie > Musées et collections. Streaming videos. Documentary films. Documentaires.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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Summary:	Human remains from the California Channel Islands were donated to an English city museum nearly a century ago. More recently research began into how they came to be there, and whose remains they are. The story of the remains turns out to be entwined with the story of the family that donated them to the museum in surprising ways. An international collaboration between curators, archaeologists and descendants pieced the story together, gleaning information from the available historical records and through non-destructive examinations which together can provide a foundation for curatorial decisions about the future of such collections held in an international context.
Item Description:	Title from resource description page (viewed September 19, 2016).
Physical Description:	1 online resource (26 min.)
Playing Time:	00:25:52