For an archaeologist or an anthropologist, the study of burials
and human remains opens a unique window through which we
come face to face with our past. But human remains are not like
other archaeological finds: they are the remains of people who
had feelings and beliefs, and who may be related, genetically or
through shared culture and belief, with people now alive. The
relationships people feel with past human remains are based not
just on objective evidence and reason, but also, just as importantly,
on belief and emotion.