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1 online resource (198 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
| Contents |
Cover -- Copyright information -- Contents -- Introduction -- Charlotte Henderson -- What are identified human skeletal collections? -- Conception of the book -- Why are they so useful? -- Biases -- Identified but anonymous -- Dignity and respect -- References -- Archaeological human skeletal collections: their significance and value as an ongoing contribution to research -- Introduction -- Jelena Bekvalac1 and Dr Rebecca Redfern1 -- Archaeological Human Skeletal Remains Collections, Museum of London -- Centre for Human Bioarchaeology -- Research -- Research Output -- Destructive Sampling |
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Biographical collections -- Outreach, Teaching and Exhibitions -- Conclusion -- References -- The Grant Human Skeletal Collection and Other Contributions of J. C. B. Grant to Anatomy, Osteology, and Forensic Anthropology -- Introduction -- John Albanese1,2 -- The University of Edinburgh and the University of Durham: 1909-1919 -- The University of Manitoba: 1919-1930 -- The University of Toronto and the University of California at Los Angeles: 1930-1973 -- Grant's Legacy: James E. Anderson and Physical Anthropology in Canada -- The Grant Human Skeletal Collection -- Discussion and Conclusion |
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Acknowledgements -- References Cited -- Strategies for Dealing with Bias in Identified Reference Collections and Implications for Research in the 21st Century -- Introduction -- John Albanese1,2 -- A Model for Identifying and Assessing the Sources and Nature of Bias: An Approach to Pursuing Research Using Identified Skeletal Collections -- Cemetery Studies Theory and Methods -- The New Biocultural Synthesis -- From Living Population to Available Sample -- From Available Sample to Observed Sample -- Discussion: Examples of the Efficacy of this Approach -- Methods for Estimating Sex |
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Assessing Patterns of Human Variation and the Study of Past Populations -- Methods for Estimating Stature -- Beyond Race and Ancestry -- Conclusion -- References -- Bioarchaeology and Identified Skeletal Collections: Problems and Potential Solutions -- Introduction -- Jennifer Sharman1 and John Albanese2,3 -- What Were the Reasons for Collecting and What was the Source of the Skeletons? -- Anatomical Collections -- The Dart Collection -- The Pretoria Collection -- The Terry Collection -- Grant Collection -- Cemetery Collections -- Modern Cemetery Collections: The Coimbra Collection |
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Potential Impacts of Curation -- Who is in the Collection? -- Basic Demographic Parameters: Age and Sex -- 'Race' and Human Variation -- Socioeconomic Status -- Age -- How Well-Known are 'Known' Ages? -- When Did the People Die and When Did Collecting Occur? -- Where Did the Skeletons (People) Come From? -- Immigrants? From How Far? -- Local People? -- Why Were Particular Skeletons Added to the Collection? -- Research Using Documented Collections: Impact and Interrelationship of 'Who, What, When, Where, Why' -- Example 1: Accuracy of Age-at-Death Data and Age Heaping for the Terry Collection |
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Example 2: Race, Apartheid and the Accuracy of Age at Death in the Dart and Pretoria Collections. |
| Summary |
Human skeletons are widely studied in archaeological, anthropological and forensic settings to learn about the deceased. This book focusses on identified skeletal collections and discusses how and why collections were amassed and shows the vital role they play in improving methods and interpretations for archaeological and forensic research. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Human remains (Archaeology) -- Analysis.
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Human remains (Archaeology) -- Analysis. |
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Human remains (Archaeology) |
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Human remains (Archaeology) -- Collection and preservation.
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Human remains (Archaeology) -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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| Added Author |
Cardoso, Francisca Alves.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Henderson, Charlotte Yvette Identified Skeletal Collections: the Testing Ground of Anthropology? Oxford : Archaeopress,c2018 |
| ISBN |
1784918067 |
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9781784918064 (electronic book) |
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