Human remains

Remains of second victim of 1985 Philadelphia police bombing discovered at Penn Museum

The museum, which previously came under scrutiny for possessing the remains of another victim of the MOVE bombing, has been conducting an inventory of its biological anthropology section

Bone of contention: Rijksmuseum and Church disagree on final resting place of Dutch privateer's remains

A bone and lock of hair apparently belonging to Piet Hein have been in storage at the Dutch museum for centuries—now there are calls to have them returned to his grave

American Museum of Natural History has repatriated more than 100 Native American human remains and 90 objects

The institution intensified its repatriation efforts after revised federal rules governing Native American remains and funerary objects went into effect earlier this year

France simplifies law on restitution of human remains

The prime minister can now approve the return of remains of up to 500 years old, without having to pass a special law

London's museum of surgery reopens after £100m redevelopment

The Hunterian Museum reopens 16 May, mindful of the changing ethics of displaying human remains

Netherlands returns Indigenous remains to Caribbean island Sint Eustatius

The small Dutch Carribean island has recovered bone fragments and artefacts uncovered in a Dutch archaeological dig more than 30 years ago