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- catalog abstract ""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 and legislation covering the topic are also addressed."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12182820.
- catalog created "c2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "c2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2001.".
- catalog description ""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 and legislation covering the topic are also addressed."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Accumulations -- Catacombs -- Ossuaries -- Mass Graves -- Excavations -- Prehistoric and Protohistoric Sites -- Historic Sites -- Contemporary Sites -- Collections -- Collectors and Collecting -- The Institutions -- Decoration -- Modified Bones -- Arranged Bones -- Curation -- Procurement -- Handling, Storage, and Transport -- Cleaning and Degreasing -- Documentation -- Reconstruction and Reproduction -- Identification -- Repatriation -- Legislation -- Loss of Collections in the United States -- Loss of Collections Worldwide -- The Future of Existing Collections -- Making Compromises -- Encouraging Donation -- Collecting Data -- Addresses.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-260) and index.".
- catalog extent "viii, 263 p. :".
- catalog identifier "078641068X (alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "c2001.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland,".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "2001 J-988".
- catalog subject "599.9/47 21".
- catalog subject "Archaeology methods United States.".
- catalog subject "GN 70 Q6s 2001".
- catalog subject "GN70 .Q54 2001".
- catalog subject "Human remains (Archaeology) Law and legislation.".
- catalog subject "Human remains (Archaeology) Repatriation.".
- catalog subject "Human skeleton Analysis.".
- catalog subject "Human skeleton Collection and preservation.".
- catalog subject "Human skeleton Collectors and collecting.".
- catalog subject "Human skeleton Identification.".
- catalog subject "Museums Collection management.".
- catalog subject "Museums United States.".
- catalog subject "Skeleton United States.".
- catalog subject "Skull United States.".
- catalog subject "United States. Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Accumulations -- Catacombs -- Ossuaries -- Mass Graves -- Excavations -- Prehistoric and Protohistoric Sites -- Historic Sites -- Contemporary Sites -- Collections -- Collectors and Collecting -- The Institutions -- Decoration -- Modified Bones -- Arranged Bones -- Curation -- Procurement -- Handling, Storage, and Transport -- Cleaning and Degreasing -- Documentation -- Reconstruction and Reproduction -- Identification -- Repatriation -- Legislation -- Loss of Collections in the United States -- Loss of Collections Worldwide -- The Future of Existing Collections -- Making Compromises -- Encouraging Donation -- Collecting Data -- Addresses.".
- catalog title "Skulls and skeletons : human bone collections and accumulations / by Christine Quigley.".
- catalog type "text".