Bioanthropological Research in a Museum Context: How to Manage Misidentified Human Skeleton Collections?

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7202/1073800ar

Keywords:

collections, human remains, origins, ethics, management, research

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French

Abstract

This fictional case study describes the museological context in which bioanthropologists might find themselves. It highlights the ethical challenges in the management of human skeletal collections where identification is possible, based on extant written records that were “lost” but have been “recovered”.

Open issue, (c) Han Han Li

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Published

2020-11-16

How to Cite

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Ribot I. Bioanthropological Research in a Museum Context: How to Manage Misidentified Human Skeleton Collections?. Can. J. Bioeth 2020;3:210-2. https://doi.org/10.7202/1073800ar.

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 3 (2020): Open Issue

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Case studies

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Copyright (c) 2020 Isabelle Ribot

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