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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 ...
Since its founding in 1846, the Smithsonian has acquired collections of human remains for scientific research, most during the 19th and early 20th centuries. The remains have facilitated scientific research, increasing knowledge about human variation, and helping advance forensic science and modern medical practices.
12 de oct. de 2023 · Human remains collections were made possible by extreme imbalances of power. Moreover, many researchers in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries then used such collections to advance deeply flawed scientific agendas rooted in white supremacy – namely the identification of physical differences that could reinforce models of racial hierarchy.
human remains; Part 2 deals with the curation, care and use of remains; Part 3 provides a framework for handling claims for the return of remains. Background Human remains have a unique status within museum collections. They have the potential to make a contribution to the public good, through research, teaching and, in appropriate cases, display.
Presumed human remains have been found within the wreckage of the Titan submersible, the US Coast Guard says. Pieces from the sub, which imploded on a deep dive to the Titanic, were unloaded in St ...
28 de feb. de 2020 · Summary. The history of how and why remains came to be in museums is important in understanding the points of view of both the scientific and claimant communities. Many remains within museums were collected under conditions that today we would find abhorrent and unethical. It is important to understand this process and that even when such ...
2 de feb. de 2021 · While human remains can survive after hundreds of thousands of years, scientists can’t always make sense of the wide range of morphological features they see to definitively classify the remains ...
