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Why Is It So Easy to Buy a Human Skull Online?
Damien Huffer and Shawn Graham’s These Were People Once mines the illicit online sale of human remains and the social media algorithms that enable it.
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Vatican Opens Hidden Underground Roman Necropolis to the Public
Via Triumphalis is now accessible through a new separate entrance at the Vatican Museums’ Santa Rosa gate.
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Jorge Pérez Can Build on Ancient Indigenous Site in Miami
Though a portion of the Tequesta site was approved for historical designation, the developer and arts patron can move forward with luxury high-rises, per city permits.
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Investigating the American Museum of Natural History’s Human Remains Collection
These are some of the key takeaways of Erin L. Thompson’s article for Hyperallergic.
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124-Year-Old Display With Human Skull Removed From Carnegie Museum
The institution’s adoption of a new policy regarding the display of human remains led them to the permanent removal of the diorama.
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Remains of 100K+ Native Americans Held in US Institutions, Research Finds
Decades since the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act’s passing, many museums and universities have not returned the remains.