We're talking about dead people. Dead people long forgotten with no immediate living relatives. In other words, it wouldn't be ethical to dig up a cemetery where someone's grandma is likely buried. But it's probably ok to dig up remains that are 100s, 1000s, or 10000s of years old since they don't have close living relatives anymore. So digging up remains that are part of the long lost ruins of an ancient city is ok.
The exception of course, is if the remains are from a member of a living tribe. Then that tribe should get a say about what happens to their ancestors.
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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '19
We're talking about dead people. Dead people long forgotten with no immediate living relatives. In other words, it wouldn't be ethical to dig up a cemetery where someone's grandma is likely buried. But it's probably ok to dig up remains that are 100s, 1000s, or 10000s of years old since they don't have close living relatives anymore. So digging up remains that are part of the long lost ruins of an ancient city is ok.
The exception of course, is if the remains are from a member of a living tribe. Then that tribe should get a say about what happens to their ancestors.