1 Introduction: Dealing with the Dead / Vicki Cassman, Nancy Odegaard, Joseph Powell 1 --
2 Ethics of Flesh and Bone, or Ethics in the Practice of Paleopathology, Osteology, and Bioarchaeology / Marta P. Alfonso, Joseph Powell 5 --
Insert: American Association of Museums Position Statement 12 --
3 Policy / Vicki Cassman, Nancy Odegaard, Joseph Powell 21 --
Example Mission Statement for a University Collection 24 --
Websites of Interest with Sample Policies 27 --
4 Condition Assessment of Osteological Collections / Vicki Cassman, Nancy Odegaard 29 --
Access and Documentation of Collections in Law Enforcement Agencies: A Case Study 35 --
Common Vocabulary for Addressing Body Position or Orientation 42 --
5 Examination and Analysis / Vicki Cassman, Nancy Odegaard 49 --
Beanbags for Support and Cushioning / Caroline Sakaguchi Kunioka, Vicki Cassman 53 --
Temporary Markers for Indicating Bone Landmarks during Metric Analyses / Nancy Odegaard, Vicki Cassman 62 --
General Considerations in Casting / Diane L. France 64 --
Instrumental Analysis / David R. Smith 70 --
Arizona State Museum Destructive Testing Policy 74 --
6 Treatment and Invasive Actions / Nancy Odegaard, Vicki Cassman 77 --
Mexicans Clean Bones to Honor the Dead / Lisa J. Adams 81 --
Impact of Preservation Treatments on DNA / Annick Vuissoz, M. Thomas P. Gilbert 92 --
7 Indigenous Value Orientations in the Care of Human Remains / Alyce Sadongei, Phillip Cash Cash 97 --
Insert: The Vermillion Accord on Human Remains 101 --
8 Storage and Transport / Vicki Cassman, Nancy Odegaard 103 --
Osteology Box / Vicki Cassman 110 --
Labeling Procedures from the Arizona State Museum 114 --
Materials Used for Storage Supports / Nancy Odegaard 115 --
Steps for an Insect Monitoring Program / Nancy Odegaard 118 --
Moving the Kennewick Man / Vicki Cassman, Nancy Odegaard 120 --
Rehousing the Kennewick Remains 122 --
Packing Royalty / Ronald S. Harvey, Renee A. Stein 123 --
9 Associated Artifacts / Ann H. Peters, Vicki Cassman, Monica Gustafsson 129 --
Conservation Conversation I: Great Find-Now What? 134 --
Conservation Conversation II: Curation Crisis 142 --
Conservation Conversation III: Once a Frozen Mummy, Always a Frozen Mummy 145 --
Associated Funerary Objects: Religious Votives / Teresa Moreno 147 --
10 Documentation: History and the Sources of Skeletons in Collections / Alan G. Morris 151 --
A Case Study: Colonialism and the Return of Sarah Baartman 153 --
Linnaeus and the Origins of Typology 154 --
Documentation Systems in Human Osteology / Lane Anderson Beck 157 --
Bones Version 1.0 Software / Jennifer Riddle, Vicki Cassman 159 --
11 Associated Records: The Kennewick Project / Teresa M. Militello, Christopher B. Pulliam, Natalie Drew 163 --
12 Multidisciplinary Research Teams / Michael Trimble, Christopher B. Pulliam, Nancy Odegaard, Vicki Cassman 175 --
13 Fieldwork / Heidi Roberts, Julie Eklund 183 --
Tell Hesi Biblical Site / Jeffrey Schwartz 185 --
Rescuing Mummies from Urban Centers in the Atacama Desert / Bernardo Arriaza 190 --
Cremations / Marcia H. Regan 192 --
14 Working with the Dead: Health Concerns / Bernardo Arriaza, Luz-Andrea Pfister 205 --
Insert: Personal Protective Equipment Guidelines / Nancy Odegaard 216 --
15 Law of Human Remains and Burials / Sherry Hutt, Jennifer Riddle 223 --
16 Respect for the Dead, Respect for the Living / Lynn S. Teague 245 --
Guidelines for Treatment of Remains of Indian People in Archaeological Sites / ITCA Cultural Resources Working Group 247 --
Spirit Cave Man: A Body of Contention / Cheryl A. Gregory 256 --
17 Body in the Museum / Mary M. Brooks, Claire Rumsey 261 --
Caring for an Egyptian Mummy and Coffin / Laura S. Phillips, Linda Roundhill 269 --
Views on Displaying Human Remains 283 --
Appendix A Beanbag Pattern for Skull 293.