repatriation

Kabwe: A famous fossil and the human costs of mining

Mining led to the skull's discovery, destroyed its context, and left a century-long legacy of lead poisoning.

May 24, 2022 • John Hawks

Recounting the repatriation of aboriginal remains from Lake Mungo

Reacting to a feature article from Smithsonian magazine that followed the reburial of a 42,000-year-old human skeleton.

Aug 25, 2019 • John Hawks

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