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History experts demand removal of human skull from auction

History experts have called for a human skull and thigh bone to be removed from an auction next month, branding the sale of the items “unethical”. The ex-medical items are listed in the Militaria, Domestic & Rural Bygones sale at Taylor’s Auction ...

27 Apr 2022 at 15:25

Auction house to remove human skull from sale after outcry from history experts

The decision by an auction house to withdraw a human skull and thigh bone from sale after an outcry from history experts has been welcomed. The ex-medical items are listed in the Militaria, Domestic & Rural Bygones sale at Taylor’s Auction Rooms ...

27 Apr 2022 at 18:25

Human skull removed from auction after outcry

An auction house has withdrawn a human skull and thigh bone from sale after history experts blasted it as “unethical”. The ex-medical items are listed in the Militaria, Domestic & Rural Bygones sale at Taylor’s Auction Rooms in Montrose, Angus ...

27 Apr 2022 at 16:55

Government should close loophole which allows sale of human remains, says MP

Instagram, Etsy and Gumtree users could exploit a legal loophole to buy and sell colonial-era human remains, an MP fears. Bell Ribeiro-Addy told the Commons she had heard cases of body parts sold online and in auction houses, including a ...

20 Nov 2024 at 14:09

Remains of two Bronze Age people found at long-lost site by farmer

The remains of two Bronze Age people found in a long-lost burial chamber by a farmer ploughing a field are revealing their secrets at Scotland’s new facility for storing and researching archaeological human remains. The cist on the Isle ...

23 Dec 2025 at 00:01

Scotland has its first curator of archaeological human remains

Scotland now has its first curator of osteoarchaeology through a new project aiming to enhance the care of and research into the country’s archaeological human remains. Jess Thompson is responsible for the collection, which spans ...

23 Dec 2025 at 00:01

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