A bone and lock of hair apparently belonging to Piet Hein have been in storage at the Dutch museum for centuries—now there are calls to have them returned to his grave

The institution intensified its repatriation efforts after revised federal rules governing Native American remains and funerary objects went into effect earlier this year

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

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

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