Meeting 17-18 October 2024, LUX-building, Helgonavägen 3, Lund

Programme

Thursday 17 October: 

Insights in ethics and human remains in the Nordic countries: destructive sampling, curation, and repatriation

Venue: LUX B152 

Chair: Anna Tornberg 

9.00-9:15: Introduction 

9:15-10: Keynote: Between Objects of Science and Lived Lives – toward new professional ethics in the care for human remains in collections and research. Liv Nilsson Stutz, Linnaeus University 

10:00-10:30: When can I expect an answer? Planning destructive analyses on ancient human remains while the clock is ticking. Sean Denham, National Committee for Research Ethics on Human Remains, Norway & Museum of Archaeology, University of Stavanger (Remotely) 

10:30-11:00: Coffee 

11:00-11:30: Archaeological human remains in Finnish museum collections – policies and practices Jutta Kuitunen & Marianna Niukkanen, Finnish Heritage Agency (Remotely) 

11:30-12:00: Research Under Uncertainty: How Does Curation Politics Define Osteological Research in Finland? Jenna Ermala, University of Oulu (Remotely) 

12:00-12:30: Research on human remains - updated guidelines at the Historical Museum at Lund University Erika Rosengren & Jenny Bergman, Historical Museum at Lund University 

12:30-13:30: LUNCH (at self-cost) 

Venue: LUX C126 

Chair: Dorthe Dangvard Pedersen 

13:30-14:00: Insights on the publication of anthropological data for archaeologists. Samantha Scott Reiter, National Museum in Copenhagen 

14:00-14:30: A bone to pick: investigating the ethics of human remains curation in Iceland. Research collaboration between the National Museum of Iceland and Museology at the University of Iceland. Guðrún Dröfn Whitehead, University of Iceland & Joe Wallace Walser III, National Museum of Iceland (Remotely) 

14:30-15:00: When one sample is never enough… Marie Louise Jørkov, Laboratory of Biological Anthropology, ArchaeoScience, Globe Institute, University of Copenhagen. 

15:00-15:30: Coffee 

15:30-16:00: Ethical aspects of handling human remains in Swedish contract archaeology: Some examples from discovery to sampling. Stella Macheridis, Sydsvensk Arkeologi AB & Lund University 

16:00-17:00: Panel discussion Sean Denham, National Committee for Research Ethics on Human Remains, Norway & Museum of Archaeology, University of Stavanger Erika Rosengren, Historical Museum at Lund University Ulla Moilanen, University of Turku Samantha Reiter, National Museum in Copenhagen 

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Friday 18 October:

Human soft tissue in collections and research 

Venue: LUX C126 

Chair: Kicki Eldh

9:00-9:30: Buried in Seili: Bioarchaeological study of disease and health in mummified individuals in Seili Church, Finland Sofia Paasikivi, University of Turku 

9:30-10:00: Ethical care and conservation of human remains- case studies from Uvdal Stave Church, Norway. Pia Edqvist, The Museum of Cultural History, University of Oslo (Remotely) 

10:00-10:30: Coffee 

10:30-11:00: Binaries and ‘bad science’ in bog body research: bog bodies, bog skeletons and the centring of soft tissues. Jennifer Carey, Lund University 

11:00-11:30: Jar City, preserving Iceland's historical wet-specimen collection. Joe Wallace Walser III, Sandra Sif Einarsdóttir and Sigríður Þorgeirsdóttir, National Museum of Iceland (Remotely) 

11:30-12:00: Stolen bodies and freed minds: Greenland Perspectives on Repatriation of Human Remains. Christian Koch Madsen, Greenland National Museum & Archives 

12:00-12:30: Panel discussion Joe Wallace Walser, National Museum of Iceland Maria Mostadius, Lund University Jennifer Carey, Lund University Pia Edqvist, The Museum of Cultural History, University of Oslo 

12:30-13:00: Next meeting, working group, and goodby