Human remains

France simplifies law on restitution of human remains

The prime minister can now approve the return of remains of up to 500 years old, without having to pass a special law

London's museum of surgery reopens after £100m redevelopment

The Hunterian Museum reopens 16 May, mindful of the changing ethics of displaying human remains

Netherlands returns Indigenous remains to Caribbean island Sint Eustatius

The small Dutch Carribean island has recovered bone fragments and artefacts uncovered in a Dutch archaeological dig more than 30 years ago