BABAO, alongside other organisations representing a range of archaeological practitioners, have signed a joint statement on the retention, display, and provision of access to human remains from British archaeological contexts, in response to recent publications and parliamentary debate. To know… Read More »Joint statement on the retention, display, and provision of access to human remains
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
It is paramount that the treatment of human remains whether they be ancient or modern is undertaken with care, dignity and respect. The packing and sending of the sediba and naledi fossils to space goes against such ethical standards and… Read More »BABAO Statement on the sending of hominin fossils to space
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
