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[Enhancement]: New Taphonomy Classification #708
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@fedamann @clegarde @cbrown311 @TarawaProject @tlvandeest @Katie-East Any input or suggestions from the community are greatly appreciated! |
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Context
I am currently working on a project involving commingled human remains that were likely part of a medical teaching collection. Many specimens in the collection exhibit post-mortem damage, including scalpel/saw marks, features being broken off, and scratches or chips.
Description
I would like to request that an additional taphonomy classification be added to the "human modification" taphonomy category. The additional category type would be called "Handling Damage," referring to post-mortem damage/trauma occurring to a specimen while it is being handled by researchers or students or while it is in an anatomical/ museum collection. Any input or suggestions from the community are greatly appreciated!
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This new category would help analysts classify specimens that exhibit post-mortem damage/ breakage due to human handling, likely in an academic/ museum environment. Current categories, such as excavation damage or bone section removal, do not accurately describe the damage exhibited by the remains in the remains I am working with.
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