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7 de oct. de 2020 · Human remains preserve a clear record of past life to later generations. These remains, even if dated hundreds or thousands of years ago, maintain their human dignity and force the community to reflect on the ethical issues related to their analysis, curation and display.
- Marta Licata, Alessandro Bonsignore, Rosa Boano, Francesca Monza, Ezio Fulcheri, Rosagemma Ciliberti
- 2020
- 550,000 to 750,000 Years Ago: The Beginning of The Homo Sapiens Lineage
- 300,000 Years Ago: Fossils Found of Oldest Homo Sapiens
- 300,000 Years Ago: Artifacts Show A Revolution in Tools
- 100,000 to 210,000 Years Ago: Fossils Show Homo Sapiens Lived Outside of Africa
Genes, rather than fossils, can help us chart the migrations, movements and evolution of our own species—and those we descended from or interbred with over the ages. The oldest-recovered DNA of an early human relative comes from Sima de los Huesos, the “Pit of Bones.” At the bottom of a cave in Spain’s Atapuerca Mountains scientists found thousands...
As the physical remains of actual ancient people, fossils tell us most about what they were like in life. But bones or teeth are still subject to a significant amount of interpretation. 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 def...
Our ancestors used stone tools as long as 3.3 million years ago and by 1.75 million years ago they’d adopted the Acheulean culture, a suite of chunky handaxes and other cutting implements that remained in vogue for nearly 1.5 million years. As recently as 400,000 years ago, thrusting spearsused during the hunt of large prey in what is now Germany w...
Many genetic analyses tracing our roots back to Africa make it clear that Homo sapiensoriginated on that continent. But it appears that we had a tendency to wander from a much earlier era than scientists had previously suspected. A jawbone found inside a collapsed caveon the slopes of Mount Carmel, Israel, reveals that modern humans dwelt there, al...
- Brian Handwerk
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...
January 25, 2023, Smithsonian Newsdesk. Frequently Asked Questions. About the Collection. The Smithsonian's Care of Human Remains. Returning Ancestral Remains. For the Scientific Community. Understanding the Terms. Resources. National Museum of Natural History. Visit the museum’s Repatriation Office website .
26 de oct. de 2020 · Human Remains: Ethical Issues and Historical Perspectives. Reference work entry. First Online: 26 October 2020. pp 5362–5369. Cite this reference work entry. Jayne-Leigh Thomas. 287 Accesses. Download reference work entry PDF. Introduction.
16 de jul. de 2021 · Biological and forensic anthropologists have become increasingly aware of the ethical issues associated with research and teaching that make use of human remains. The process of exhumation, the analysis and the storage of remains have been the focus of regular attention from professionals and the media.
10 de jul. de 2021 · Held in a number of departments for display and research, over 6,000 human remains are in the care of the Museum. The human remains are managed in a way that protects the collection for the benefit of present and future generations.
