| Skulls and Skeletons: Human Bone Collections and Accumulations Contributor(s): Quigley, Christine (Author) |
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ISBN: 0786438886 ISBN-13: 9780786438884 Publisher: McFarland & Company OUR PRICE: $34.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Science | Life Sciences - Human Anatomy & Physiology - Nature | Animals - Mammals |
| Dewey: 599.947 |
| LCCN: 2001030340 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.9" W x 9.9" (1.05 lbs) 271 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Of the parts of the human body, the bones have a unique durability that lends itself to collection. Skeletal remains can be recovered even millions of years after death, cleaned of debris, studied at length, and stored indefinitely. 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, and institutional and private collections. The book contains sections on procuring, handling, storing, transporting, cleaning, and identifying skeletal remains. The repatriation of remains is also addressed. |