Ethical Approaches To The Care And Display Of Ancient Egyptian Mummified Human Remains In Museums And The Field

What constitutes the respectful and dignified care and display of human remains? This talk brings together research undertaken in Australia and the UK to address this question, including ongoing holistic research undertaken at the Chau Chak Wing Museum in Sydney, in partnership with Macquarie University, and as part of University College London's Egypt's Dispersed Heritage project.  By considering the perspectives of descent communities, museum visitors, researchers and museum professionals, as well as the dead, these research teams are making new and informed decisions around better practices for human remains. 

Jacinta Carruthers

Manager of the Widening Participation Unit, Macquarie University

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Dr Melanie Pitkin

Senior Curator of the Nicholson Collection of Antiquities and Archaeology, Chau Chak Wing Museum, University of Sydney

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Professor Ronika K. Power

Professor of Bioarchaeology, Department of History and Archaeology, Macquarie University

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Professor Alice Stevenson

Professor of Museum Archaeology, University College London's Institute of Archaeology

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