Dan Hicks
Dan Hicks is a prominent British archaeologist and curator of world archaeology at the Pitt Rivers Museum, known for his work on the colonial history of looted human remains. His forthcoming book, 'Every Monument Will Fall,' explores the ethical implications of colonial artifacts and the identities erased from history due to colonial violence.
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Dan Hicks, professor of contemporary archaeology at the University of Oxford, said many museum collections include bodies and body parts looted from cemeteries.
Vast scale of overseas human remains held in UK museums decried by MPs and experts | Colonialism
United Kingdom· 2026-03-08
Dan Hicks is a professor of contemporary archaeology at the University of Oxford.
Liz Truss and far-right group accused of scaremongering over Parthenon marbles | Parthenon marblesUnited Kingdom· 2025-07-11
Prof Dan Hicks is the curator of world archaeology at the university’s Pitt Rivers Museum and has written a book exploring the violent colonial history of looted human remains.
Oxford academics drank from cup made from human skull until 2015, book reveals | ArchaeologyUnited Kingdom· 2025-04-22
