Detail View: Image Archives: Reburial Ceremony in Crestone, Colorado
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File Name:
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ANT2015-3-5.jpg
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catalog number:
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ANT2015-3-5
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collection:
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Fieldwork, Curator
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title:
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Reburial Ceremony in Crestone, Colorado
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creator:
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Richard M. Wicker
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creator type:
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photographer
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creator:
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René O'Connell
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creator type:
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creator of digital collection
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description:
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An unusual Ceremony honors the dead. A collection of human remains was buried in Crestone, Colorado, during a nondenominational ceremony carefully planned and overseen by the Department of Anthropology. A daylong conference was held with religious, secular, and scientific leaders to determine what to do with the remains. Ultimately, it was agreed to rebury the individuals in a nondenominational ceremony. After a great deal of searching, a natural cemetery in Crestone was chosen, the only one of its kind in the state, where no chemicals, caskets, vaults, or containers of any kind are allowed. From a cultural perspective, it is a neutral location which allowed the museum to bury these individuals according to state legal standards. We know of no other natural history museum that has taken such a proactive stance toward the burial of non-Native human remains. Anthropology Department Chair Steve Nash and Collections Manager Melissa Bochoefer with a volunteer (standing at edge of grave).
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subject terms:
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burial; reburial; repatriation
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date:
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October 14, 2015
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date type:
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date of photograph
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location:
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USA, Colorado, Crestone
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modified:
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No
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format:
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image/jpg
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file size:
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2.61 MB
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source:
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Nikon D800 digital cmaera
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rights:
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Use with permission Denver Museum of Nature and Science
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