Technical Note: The Forensic Anthropology Society of Europe (FASE) Map of Identified Osteological Collections [PDF]
Identified (documented) osteological collections represent an important resource in the development of forensic anthropology standards and methods as well as a precious tool for learning and training of practitioners. Even though the number of papers presenting identified collections worldwide increases, many of the collections have still not been ...
Anja Petaros, Maryna Steyn
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Scientific and Ethical Aspects of Identified Skeletal Series: The Case of the Documented Human Osteological Collections of the University of Bologna (Northern Italy) [PDF]
Osteological collections are an essential source of information on human biological and cultural variability, providing insights about developmental, evolutionary, and biocultural processes.
Annalisa Pietrobelli +2 more
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The Importance of Human Osteological Collections: Our Past, Present, and Future
Forensic Science International, 2021The thesis of this brief exposition is the absolute and immediate necessity of preserving existing osteological collections. Once lost, they can never be replaced. They are priceless, historically and culturally. Each collection is unique, in content and in scientific value. No one collection is complete, or replicates any other.
Robert W Mann, Pasuk Mahakkanukrauh
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The Human Osteological Collection of Vilnius University
This article briefly presents the history of the human osteological collection stored at the Faculty of Medicine of Vilnius University. The birth of such collection can be traced back to the mid-19th century (1855) with the establishment of the Museum of Antiquities.
Rimantas Jankauskas +2 more
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The Brazilian Identified Human Osteological Collections
Forensic Science International, 2018This short communication aims to inform the scientific community of the existence of seven identified osteological collections in Brazil, most of which are housed in universities: 21st Century Collection of the Center for Studies in Forensic Anthropology, Recife; Identified Skeletal Collection of Sergipanos of the University Tiradentes, Aracaju ...
Thais Lopez, Eugénia Cunha
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Brief Communication: The Granada Osteological Collection of Identified Infants and Young Children
American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 2012AbstractThe objective of this study is to present the characteristics of a collection of identified infants and young children housed in the Laboratory of Anthropology of the University of Granada, Spain. The sample, which is still being enlarged, is currently composed of 230 complete skeletons aged from 5 months of gestation to 8 years, with a ...
Joan Viciano +2 more
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Perimortem fractures in the osteological collection of Aljubarrota (Portugal)
Journal of Anthropological Archaeology, 2015Abstract The archaeological site of Aljubarrota (Portugal) contained a secondary deposit of human bones. A previous investigation calculated the minimum number of individuals (MNI) as 414 adults, all male, with 52 macroscopically visible perimortem trauma (38 cuts and 14 puncture wounds).
Ángela Pérez Fernández +3 more
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Open osteology: Medical imaging databases as skeletal collections
Forensic Imaging, 2021Abstract The increasing availability of de-identified medical image databases, especially of computed tomography (CT) scans, presents an opportunity for “open osteology,” or the establishment of new skeletal reference collections. The number of free and/or open-source software packages for generating three-dimensional (3D) CT models, such as 3D ...
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The Osteological Collection of the University of Cagliari: From Early Neolithic to Modern Age
HOMO- Journal of Comparative Human Biology, 2016The Osteological Collection described in this paper is located at the Anthropology Laboratory annexed to the Sardinian Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography of the University of Cagliari. It has been created in 1953 by Carlo Maxia and comprises a large number of skeletal remains.
Marco Sarigu
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