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Tags: egyptian mummiesbrain scooprepatriationcan i donate my body to a museumhuman bodies in museumsbody farmbody worldsfield museumemily graslienatural historyhuman remains repatriationhuman remainsmummiesbodies in museumcan i donate my body to scienceask a morticiannagprahuman remains in museumscaitlin ask a morticiancaitlin doughty

Description: Many museums house significant numbers of human remains, many of which were acquired without the consent of the individual in question. So, our good friend Caitlin from Ask a Mortician stopped by the Field Museum to talk with us about it. This is a humongous and complicated topic - we'd love to know what you think! Caitlin's channel: youtube.com/user/OrderoftheGoodDeath Website: caitlindoughty.com Read her books they're AWESOME: goodreads.com/author/show/7802044.Caitlin_Doughty Info on NAGPRA: nps.gov/subjects/nagpra/index.htm Here's the paper from Science about the person from Spirit Cave and the genetic testing of that individual: science.sciencemag.org/content/362/6419/eaav2621 Mummy unwrapping parties: atlasobscura.com/articles/victorian-party-people-unrolled-mummies-for-fun Origins of Exhibited Cadavers Questioned: npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5637687 More on Grover Krantz, Sasquatch scientist and expert on human evolution: seattlepi.com/news/article/A-student-of-Sasquatch-Prof-Grover-Krantz-dies-1080702.php ----------------------------------------­----------------------------- Come hang out in our Subreddit: reddit.com/r/thebrainscoop Instagram.com/egraslie Twitters: @ehmee Facebook: facebook.com/thebrainscoop We have a Newsletter! Sign up for updates!: bit.ly/2oYTY6p ----------------------------------------­----------------------------- Executive Producer, Creator, Host: Emily Graslie Producer, Director, Editor: Sheheryar Ahsan Production Assistant, Content Developer: Raven Forrest Interview with: Caitlin Doughty Production Support/Stuntman: Vinícius Penteado ---------------------------------------­----------------------------- This episode is filmed on location at the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois. fieldmuseum.org