Why Anthropologists Study Human Remains
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patricia M. Landau
D. Gentry Steele
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 20, no. 2, Repatriation: An Interdisciplinary Dialogue, Spring, 1996, pp. 209-228
Description
Authors attempt to justify delays in the repatriation of human remains to the Indigenous Nations to which they belong, as mandated by the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) by arguing for the anthropological benefits of continued study of the remains.