Identified Skeletal Collections: The Testing Ground of Anthropology By C. Y. Henderson and F. A. Cardoso. (190 pp. ISBN 978‐1‐78491‐805‐7; RRP £30.) Oxford: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. 2018.

摘要

Identified Skeletal Collections: The Testing Grounds of Forensic Anthropology? is an edited volume collecting eight chapters (excluding introductory and conclusory components) that discuss the historic and contemporary role of human skeletal collections in Forensic Anthropology, specifically those that contain individuals identified through documentary evidence. The purpose of the book, as it establishes at the outset, is to discuss first the role these collections have played in the development of anthropological theories and methods, and second to examine the ethical concerns and limitations surrounding the use of such skeletal collections. The authors also make it clear that they have limited themselves to discussing the collections held in the UK, USA, Canada, South Africa and Portugal, thus fully establishing their context.