Scientists and natives work together: 05-09-2008
Travellers in Australia hoping to learn about Aboriginal history and culture will be interested to know that a growing number of remains have been returned to tribes.
In an unprecedented move, archaeologists are working hand in hand with Australian Aborigines to help them find suitable sites for the re-burial of repatriated remains.
Traditionally, there has been friction between scientists and museums and indigenous peoples around the world due to their differing views on what can and should be done with remains, according to New Scientist.
But several recent handovers between the UK and Australia have let to this friction being smoothed out slightly, as Aborigines welcome back the remains of their ancestors.
According to New Scientist, development has led to the indigenous Australians struggling to find suitable burial ground without disturbing other graves.
"This is where the archaeologists can help," it reports.
"In one of the first collaborations of its kind, Lynley Wallis at Flinders University, Adelaide, and her colleagues teamed up with the Ngarrindjeri Aboriginal community in South Australia to find a site to bury the remains of 274 Ngarrindjeri people, which were returned from the University of Edinburgh in the UK and Museum Victoria in Melbourne in 2006."
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