Public Engagement and Ethics
The Institute for Historical Biology (IHB) is putting power back into the hands of descendant communities, changing how we explore history.
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Our promotion of the ‘clientage model’ for engaged archaeology and preservation has been influential at diverse historic sites
African Burial Ground National Monument: "For all those who were lost, For all those who were stolen, For all those who were left behind, For all those who were not forgotten."
Ryukyu (Okinawa, Japan) Royal Tomb that had been looted by anthropologists, visited by The Commission for the Ethical Treatment of Human Remains in 2023.
Supporters of the preservation of Moses (African American) Cemetery in Bethesda, 玛丽land, protest to affirm their case at the State Supreme Court, January 8, 2024. The IHB advises the Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition.
