human remains
Americanplural noun
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The Icom code, which was revised in June, states museums should "uphold the inherent dignity of human remains and promote respect for their significance".
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
In August, human remains, including a jawbone with teeth and dental fillings and rib bones, were discovered at Boulder Beach in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
The team reconstructed 26 genomes of Yersinia pestis, the bacterium that causes plague, from human remains recovered at 11 archaeological sites in Estonia, Russia, England, the Netherlands, and Switzerland.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
DNA tests on the human remains are yet to be carried out.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
Alexzandra Hildred, the head of research and curator of human remains at the Mary Rose Trust stated, “We never expected this diversity to be so rich.”
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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