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7 de oct. de 2020 · Human remains preserve a clear record of past life to later generations. These remains, even if dated hundreds or thousands of years ago, maintain their human dignity and force the community to reflect on the ethical issues related to their analysis, curation and display.
15 de ago. de 2019 · When human remains are recovered, three primary scientific methods are traditionally used to identify who they belong to: fingerprint analysis, which looks at the skin patterns on the tips of...
Held in a number of departments for display and research, over 6,000 human remains are in the care of the Museum. The human remains are managed in a way that protects the collection for the benefit of present and future generations.
26 de oct. de 2020 · The practice of collecting human remains for scientific pursuits can trace its roots back to the third century B.C. in Ancient Greece, where the bodies of condemned criminals were obtained for systematic dissections for anatomical knowledge (Walker 2008: 5; Von Staden 1992: 223).
20 de oct. de 2021 · Published: 20 October 2021. Ethics of DNA research on human remains: five globally applicable guidelines. Songül Alpaslan-Roodenberg, David Anthony, Hiba Babiker, Eszter Bánffy, Thomas Booth,...
January 25, 2023, Smithsonian Newsdesk. Frequently Asked Questions. About the Collection. The Smithsonian's Care of Human Remains. Returning Ancestral Remains. For the Scientific Community. Understanding the Terms. Resources. National Museum of Natural History. Visit the museum’s Repatriation Office website .
19 de ene. de 2024 · 19 January 2024. By Christine Ro,Features correspondent. Getty Images. Amid growing controversy, museums are grappling with collections from the colonial era – and one issue in particular. What...
