It is with great sadness that we acknowledge the passing of Professor Jason Arday. Prof. Arday worked with the British Association of Biological Anthropology and Osteoarchaeology (BABAO) Trustees and our ED&I Committee in 2021 as a Partner on our Race… Read More »Remembering Professor Jason Arday
There are currently no UK laws prohibiting or limiting the buying and selling of human remains, other than organs and tissue for transplantation. A 10-Minute Rule Bill outlawing the buying and selling of human remains is to be introduced in… Read More »Bill to Stop Barbaric Practice of Buying and Selling Human Remains to be Introduced
Earlier this week, a policy brief written by the African Foundation for Development (AFFORD) was published by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Afrikan Reparations (APPG-AR). A statement taken from BABAO’s Trading and Sale of Human Remains Task Force website was… Read More »BABAO Statement on APPG-AR Policy Brief & House of Lords Debate 13th March 2025
Index Last updated: 2024 BABAO’s position BABAO is committed to providing safe spaces which are free of sexual threats, harassment or assault, for all of our members regardless of their age, disability, gender identity, marital or parental status, race or… Read More »BABAO Statement on Sexual Harassment
Index Last updated 2023 Statement of Purpose The British Association for Biological Anthropology and Osteoarchaeology (BABAO) have a number of codes of practice that present guidelines for the handling, storage and analysis of human remains [1]. BABAO defines human remains… Read More »BABAO Statement on the Sale of Human Remains
Index Last updated 2022 Statement of Purpose In the month of July, a number of articles were published online, primarily from politically right-wing American-based newspapers, with headlines claiming that LGBT [Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender] activists are pushing for archaeologists… Read More »BABAO Statement on Sex Estimation
