June 2011
20 posts
A Schism in the Science of Grave Robbing →
utnereader:
In 1990 the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) attempted to remedy more than a hundred years of mistreatment, however well-intentioned, of aboriginal remains. The law required federally funded researchers and museums to return artifacts and human bones to tribes that could demonstrate a meaningful link to them. A recent amendment to NAGPRA is shaking...