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Skulls and Skeletons - Human Bone Collections and Accumulations (Paperback)
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Skulls and Skeletons - Human Bone Collections and Accumulations (Paperback)
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Of the parts of the human body, the bones have a unique durability
that lends itself to collection. Provided a body has not been
cremated, the skeletal remains can be recovered even millions of
years after death, cleaned of flesh and debris, studied at length,
and stored indefinitely without the maintenance that wet specimens
require. Motivations for collecting human skeletal material range
from the practical (in anthropology, medicine, forensics) to the
ritualistic (phrenology, in the relics of martyrs and saints). This
book is an examination of those motivations and the collections
they have brought about--catacombs, ossuaries, mass graves,
prehistoric excavations, private collections, and institutions. The
book contains sections on procuring, handling, storing,
transporting, cleaning, and identifying skeletal remains. The
repatriation of remains and legislation covering the topic are also
addressed.
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