The Archaeology of Death in Recent Times: Practices and Ethical Issues from a Case Study

  • Anne Frédérique Richier Institut national de recherches archéologiques préventives, 2 UMR 7268, Aix Marseille Universitél; CNRS, EFS, ADÉS, Marseille, France
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7202/1066472ar
Keywords: modern time, contemporary time, fate of human remains, translation, preservation, nominative grave
Language(s): French

Abstract

Based on an undocumented excavation of a cemetery in use between 1784 and 1905 in Marseille, this commentary aims to decipher the questions of deontology and ethics raised by the archaeology of recent death.

Archeology Ethics, (c) Emanuelle Dufour
Published
2019-11-27
How to Cite
[1]
Richier AF. The Archaeology of Death in Recent Times: Practices and Ethical Issues from a Case Study. Can. J. Bioeth. 2019;2:146-8. https://doi.org/10.7202/1066472ar.
Issue
Vol. 2 No. 3 (2019): Ethics in Archaeology
Section
Critical commentaries

Copyright (c) 2019 Anne Frédérique Richier

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