Human remains in marine archaeology

Simon Mays

Environmental Archaeology, 2008, vol. 13, issue 2, 123-133

Abstract: This paper deals with human remains in marine contexts, both from the intertidal zone and from below low water mark. Some of the legal and ethical aspects pertaining to human remains are discussed, with an emphasis on the English experience. Survival of human remains in marine environments is considered, and recovery procedures in fieldwork projects are discussed. Finally, drawing upon work from Britain and from other parts of Europe, particularly on remains from wreck sites, attempts are made to discern some of the more important directions for research on human remains from marine archaeological contexts.

Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.1179/174963108X343245

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