tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267100689194015085.post9003414857070417456..comments2023-05-14T23:46:40.053-07:00Comments on Pagans for Archaeology: What we stand forYewtreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02028699564003381058noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267100689194015085.post-44718521237766163512009-03-28T18:05:00.000-07:002009-03-28T18:05:00.000-07:00"where they are stored presently, namely in museum..."where they are stored presently, namely in museum warehouses which were clearly not designed to store delicate materials."<BR/><BR/>Peter, presently museums store remains in exactly the right conditions as part of standard collections management. they are not kept in old dusty warehouses (popular public perception), they are in strictly environmentally controlled rooms and stores under high security.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05641546388542313819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267100689194015085.post-25923175785527417792009-02-25T01:46:00.000-08:002009-02-25T01:46:00.000-08:00Some Pagans would be offended by the idea of them ...Some Pagans would be offended by the idea of them in a church.<BR/><BR/>Personally I can't understand the fuss about cardboard boxes - they are the best storage medium and are made of wood pulp; also I plan to be buried in a cardboard box, for environmental reasons.Yewtreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02028699564003381058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267100689194015085.post-26498375474337551282009-02-25T01:26:00.000-08:002009-02-25T01:26:00.000-08:00Yes, I firmly agree that human remains should be h...Yes, I firmly agree that human remains should be housed in a purpose built, temperature controlled building and a long barrow would fit the purpose, however, that would equally cause the conflict that a church would. I would argue that once a church has been deconsecrated it is no longer a church, however it retains a certain amount of sanctity in just the same way as a long barrow does. What we have to avoid is the connotations attached to such a building whilst avoiding the cold reality of where they are stored presently, namely in museum warehouses which were clearly not designed to store delicate materials.Peter F. Ahernehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00823664610619126418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267100689194015085.post-78461833785631946122009-02-24T13:39:00.000-08:002009-02-24T13:39:00.000-08:00Hi Peter, thanks for your comment.Yes I agree that...Hi Peter, thanks for your comment.<BR/><BR/>Yes I agree that a "keeping place" or ossuary would be a good idea - though perhaps not in a church for ancient pagan remains. I favour a large, temperature-controlled, purpose-built long barrow. After all the Neolithic people seem to have handled the bones in long barrows on a regular basis, maybe for ritual - perhaps like the relics of Christian saints - so they weren't just sticking them back in the ground and leaving them to rot either!Yewtreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02028699564003381058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267100689194015085.post-45066339894223145072009-02-23T07:29:00.000-08:002009-02-23T07:29:00.000-08:00Whilst I am a practicing Christian I am also a 3rd...Whilst I am a practicing Christian I am also a 3rd Year mature student of Archaeology at University of Chester and, as such, totally agree with what you stand for. It is vitally important that human remains are kept for the study of past societies just as any other artefact is. Archaeologists have a healthy respect for ALL artefacts used for the study of the past and human remains are no different. Yes, they are our ancestors and by preserving them for study we are preserving their memory. Perhaps the best way to show respect for the deceased whilst still being able to study their remains is what has happened at St. Peter's Church at Barton on Humber where an ossuary has been created for the storage and study of the human remains excavated from the church's graveyard. Here, in a deconsecrated church, the remains can be stored in a quasi-sacred place whilst still being available for study.Peter F. Ahernehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00823664610619126418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267100689194015085.post-90194765535043291242009-01-28T08:25:00.000-08:002009-01-28T08:25:00.000-08:00Hi IcenorumGreat - please join the Facebook and/or...Hi Icenorum<BR/><BR/>Great - please join the Facebook and/or Yahoo group.<BR/><BR/>Regards<BR/>YewtreeYewtreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02028699564003381058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267100689194015085.post-79260361507318082812009-01-28T08:09:00.000-08:002009-01-28T08:09:00.000-08:00This is a great idea! I work with my local Arch Un...This is a <B>great</B> idea! I work with my local Arch Unit as an historical interpreter and I'm a food historian, so I see a lot of this stuff first hand. Why <I>do</I> people who are supposedly 'paying respects' nearly <I>always</I> leave such a horrible mess behind? Show some <B>real</B> respect and pick up! <BR/>Thanks!Icenorumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15602206936064253117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267100689194015085.post-76505501860905255482008-06-18T09:01:00.000-07:002008-06-18T09:01:00.000-07:00Hi GrianWhich new Stonehenge theories? Hi BoThank...Hi Grian<BR/><BR/>Which new Stonehenge theories? <BR/><BR/>Hi Bo<BR/><BR/>Thanks, I'll send you an invite.Yewtreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02028699564003381058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267100689194015085.post-78957172424209554842008-06-07T09:41:00.000-07:002008-06-07T09:41:00.000-07:00Yvonne - I'd be delighted to join/contribute.BoYvonne - I'd be delighted to join/contribute.<BR/>BoBohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333815636018847583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267100689194015085.post-14846555829315975792008-06-07T08:18:00.000-07:002008-06-07T08:18:00.000-07:00Hey there. Stumbled in through MetaPagan. Great co...Hey there. Stumbled in through MetaPagan. Great concept! What do you think of the new Stonehenge theories?Grianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11274354061926580033noreply@blogger.com