American Museum of Natural History thought to be holding remains collected by German racialist scientistThe remains of victims of concentration camps in Namibia which were gathered by a German racialist scientist for utilize in experiments have been found in the collection of a major US museum, campaigners claim.
Representatives of the Herero and Namaqua peoples of Namibia say skulls and skeletons dating to the German occupation of south-west Africa in the decades before the first world war are being held by the American Museum of Natural History in unusual York. Related: Germany moves to atone for 'forgotten genocide' in Namibia Related: Germany sued for damages of 'forgotten genocide' in Namibia Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com