17,000 human remains from colonial times in collections

Berlin - 17,000 human remains from colonial times in collections

Around 17,000 human remains from colonial contexts are stored in the collections of German museums and universities. This figure was calculated by the Contact Point for Collections from Colonial Contexts in Germany. The exact number could be even higher than the estimates given, it said on Friday.

The basis was a survey of 33 institutions with relevant holdings of human remains in anthropological, anatomical, medical-historical, ethnological or paleontological collections.

The remains come from all continents. At 46 percent, around half of the remains cannot yet be assigned geographically. The majority of the human remains that can be geographically assigned (71 percent) come from regions in Africa and Oceania.

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1. The issue of human remains from colonial periods has become a focus of Germany's Cultural Policy, as thousands of such remains are stored in the collections of its museums and universities.
2. The colonial period is a significant part of Germany's historical context, and its impact can be seen in the collection of human remains from various continents in German museums and universities.
3. Universities in Germany, such as those in Berlin, have collections of human remains from colonial times that highlight the historical implications of colonialism.
4. The colonial period is a subject of study in many German universities, and the collections of human remains serve as important sources of information in understanding the effects of colonialism on different cultures.

Source: www.stern.de