Museum bones to the grave

2004/02/01 Elhuyar Zientzia Iturria: Elhuyar aldizkaria

• Giza zientziak

Those responsible for the London Museum reflect on the reinhumation of 17,000 skeletons in the warehouses. The museum has one of the most important skeleton collections in the world of the Roman Age, the Middle Ages and the Post-Medieval, which are currently in the warehouses, stored in boxes.

The museum director says there are ethical reasons to bury the skeletons, so they want to check the bones and bury them after the document. Some researchers disagree with the proposal, as they claim that bones can serve for future historical, sociological and medical research.

Many of these skeletons suffered Christian burial at the time when they were first buried, so they intend to bury them in a church that is not currently used. They will also analyze where to bury the rest of the skeletons.