Human Remains: Guide for Museums and Academic Institutions - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0759109559 ISBN 13: 9780759109551

Publisher: AltaMira Press, 2008

Synopsis

This edited volume contains valuable information for museums and academic institutions concerning the care and conservation of human remains. The editors provide all the essential information required concerning the curation of human remains, from oft posed ethical questions to storage and transport issues. Jam-packed with references, this collection is up to date and is a must have resource. This volume should be required reading for institutions with osteology collections, as well as scholars and students. With a foreword by Brian Fagan.

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About the Author

Nancy Odegaard is Conservator at the Arizona State Museum and Professor at the University of Arizona. She utilized three scholar residency awards to conduct intellectual research on the parts or vocabularies for handcrafted domestic and decorative objects. In 2001 she conducted research while a research fellow at the Winterthur Library and Archives, in 2007 she continued research while a fellow at the Getty Conservation Institute, and in 2015 she added research as a fellow at ICCROM in Rome. Her books have received three Kress Publication Awards from the AIC. She has published over 200 chapters, journal articles, conference proceedings, newsletter pieces, posters, and electronic media. She is an elected fellow of the AIC and IIC, and has been an active member in AAM, ATALM, ICOM.

Edition details

• Publisher: AltaMira Press
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0759109559
• ISBN 13: 9780759109551
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 330
• Editor: Cassman Vicki