{"product_id":"repatriation-and-erasing-the-past-9781683401575","title":"Repatriation and Erasing the Past","description":"\u003cp\u003eEngaging a longstanding controversy important to archaeologists and indigenous communities, \u003ci\u003eRepatriation and Erasing the Past\u003c\/i\u003e takes a critical look at laws that mandate the return of human remains from museums and laboratories to ancestral burial grounds. Anthropologist Elizabeth Weiss and attorney James Springer offer scientific and legal perspectives on the way repatriation laws impact research.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWeiss discusses how anthropologists draw conclusions about past peoples through their study of skeletons and mummies and argues that continued curation of human remains is important. Springer reviews American Indian law and how it helped to shape laws such as NAGPRA (the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act). He provides detailed analyses of cases including the Kennewick Man and the Havasupai genetics lawsuits. Together, Weiss and Springer critique repatriation laws and support the view that anthropologists should prioritize scientific research over other perspectives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWeiss, Elizabeth:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Weiss\u003c\/b\u003e, professor of anthropology at San José State University, is the author of \u003ci\u003eReading the Bones: Activity, Biology, and Culture\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpringer, James W.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eJames W. Springer\u003c\/b\u003e is a retired attorney and anthropologist based in Peoria, Illinois.","brand":"University of Florida Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50859974099218,"sku":"9781683401575","price":89.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_716c523b-c4c6-4ced-9b74-debd4598a243.jpg?v=1737566936","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/repatriation-and-erasing-the-past-9781683401575","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}