Human Remains
Title
Human Remains
Description
Human remains.
Page requested these to be identified by the Musuem, and to be returned to him for reburial. QM identified these remains and did not officially acquire these items. With the exception of one bone, QM disposed of the remains on Page's behalf.
The First World War Antiquities Project has chosen not to further identify, describe, or illustrate these human remains and will not include any images of them.
The practice of souveniring Human Remains was commonplace in the past, and is not condoned today. Queensland Museum has an active Repatriation program, returning Ancestral Remains, associated Burial Goods and Secret and or Sacred objects of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples back to Country. This is a priority for the Museum. If you would like to read more please visit https://www.qm.qld.gov.au/Explore/Find+out+about/Behind+the+Scenes/Repatriation
The human remains were said to have been uncovered by ER Sgt Leslie William Page beneath a mosaic floor on a hilltop at or near Deir El Belah, Palestine, in 1917 along with human remains, nails, tesserae and other coins. This collection was donated by Page to the Queensland Museum in July 1933. In a letter accompanying his donation, Page records that he uncovered the mosaic and other finds "on the top of a fairly high sugar load sort of hill... at a depth of some 6 or 8 inches under the sand". The find probably occured between March and May 1917 when Page was stationed with the Australian Provost Corps near Deir el-Belah.
Page requested these to be identified by the Musuem, and to be returned to him for reburial. QM identified these remains and did not officially acquire these items. With the exception of one bone, QM disposed of the remains on Page's behalf.
The First World War Antiquities Project has chosen not to further identify, describe, or illustrate these human remains and will not include any images of them.
The practice of souveniring Human Remains was commonplace in the past, and is not condoned today. Queensland Museum has an active Repatriation program, returning Ancestral Remains, associated Burial Goods and Secret and or Sacred objects of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples back to Country. This is a priority for the Museum. If you would like to read more please visit https://www.qm.qld.gov.au/Explore/Find+out+about/Behind+the+Scenes/Repatriation
The human remains were said to have been uncovered by ER Sgt Leslie William Page beneath a mosaic floor on a hilltop at or near Deir El Belah, Palestine, in 1917 along with human remains, nails, tesserae and other coins. This collection was donated by Page to the Queensland Museum in July 1933. In a letter accompanying his donation, Page records that he uncovered the mosaic and other finds "on the top of a fairly high sugar load sort of hill... at a depth of some 6 or 8 inches under the sand". The find probably occured between March and May 1917 when Page was stationed with the Australian Provost Corps near Deir el-Belah.
Type
Identifier
C.013.022
Coverage
Medium
Accrual Method
Provenance
Collected by ER Sgt. Leslie Page, Deir El-Belah, Gaza Strip, 1917.
Donated by ER Sgt. Leslie Page to the Queensland Museum, Brisbane, July 1933.
Donated by ER Sgt. Leslie Page to the Queensland Museum, Brisbane, July 1933.
Rights Holder
Queensland Museum, Brisbane
Bibliographic Citation
Queensland Museum Inwards Correspondence #00323 (1933)
Queensland Museum Inwards Correspondence #00373 (1933)
Relation
P.013
Contributor
Mr James Donaldson
Dr Brit Asmussen
Files
Collection
Citation
“Human Remains,” First World War Antiquities, accessed May 7, 2024, https://ww1antiquities.omeka.net/items/show/130.
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