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"Methodologies and legislative frameworks regarding the archaeological excavation, retrieval, analysis, curation and potential reburial of human remains differ throughout the world. As workforces have become increasingly mobile and international research collaborations are steadily increasing, the need for a more comprehensive understanding of different national research traditions, methodologies and legislative structures within the academic and commerical sector of physical anthropology has arisen. The Routledge Handbook of Archaeological Human Remains and Legislation provides comprehensive information on the excavation of archaeological human remains and the law through over 50 individual country contributions from Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, South America, and Oceana, with an additional contribution on Antartica"--Provided by publisher.