Viking Burial Discovered in Scotland

[Lyle1]

I am no expert Ted and I don't want to make a big deal of this, however, I do think that delving into a grave is somehow a wee step too far, no matter how interesting it may be. I really don't know how to put my feelings exactly into words, Ted, other than I am really uneasy about these things.

I agree that it is very difficult to precisely verbalize out feelings on topics such as this, perhaps because much of our reaction to these issues is emotional rather than analytical. Maybe that emotional reaction is core to our humanity. I am certainly not afraid of what might be learned about the past, and I do not think that graves are sacrosanct, but the graves of humans and/or other sites that were once sacred to a people should be treated with respect, particularly when they are subjected to invasive examination. It is not enough to respect only what is important to ourselves, as a people or as individuals; we should also respect what is important, or what was once important, to others, regardless of our own opinions or feelings.