I fowarded the recent email discussion on this subject to my colleague Dr George Bankes, Keeper of Ethnology here in Manchester, and I append his reply for general information. Bill P. ======================================================================== Dear Bill, Thank you for the numerous email messages about mummies and human remains. You might refer these people to the Museums Journal (Museums Association, London) for July 1994 which has a whole section entitled 'Human Remains in UK Museums : A Scientific Resource and a Political Problem'(see pages 23-34 of that issue). There is now an ever expanding literature on the treatment of human remains in museums but the July 1994 Museums Journal includes excellent summaries of the main issues and also publishes various Guidelines such as those of the UK Museum Ethnographers Group, the WAC Code of Ethics and the Vermillion Accord. All best wishes, George (Bankes) ______________________________________________________________________ Regards, Bill P. ********************************************************************** * Charles (Bill) Pettitt * Keeper of Invertebrates * * * (& network supervisor) * * E-mail: [log in to unmask] * Manchester Museum * * * University of Manchester * * Tel: +44.(0)61.275.2666 * Manchester M13 9PL * * Fax: +44.(0)61.275.2676 * United Kingdom * ********************************************************************** * "I enjoy deadlines. I love the whooshing sound they make as they * * fly by" (Douglas Adams) * **********************************************************************