English Heritage are seeking views on reburial of human remains -
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/nav.19822

On balance I think I'm in favour of keeping them available in some way for future research but obviously others disagree. I wonder though, what's the point of this exercise - some will say yes, most will say no and other than in the odd token case it probably won't happen. Is this an exercise in "listening" secure in the knowledge that's all it needs to be?

This issue is taken far more seriously in the US where native americans have some valid claims to being related to the occupants of graves. But here? Surely not?

BTW it says - "CoBDO is an organisation which represents some but not all Pagan groups. Its members claim genetic relationship with the human remains, but make no claim for continuity of belief, customs or language with the human remains."

"Genetic relationship with the human remains"
Really? Very remote surely? And if they admit they have no "continuity of belief, customs or language with the human remains" they have no claim to be more closely related to them than the rest of us do they? So their call for reburial should be in their capacity just as individuals, not Druids, and EH should regard them as such shouldn't they?

It's all a bit peculiar. A muddled submission and a muddled response.