TY - JOUR

T1 - Technical Note

T2 - The Forensic Anthropology Society of Europe (FASE) Map of Identified Osteological Collections

AU - Petaros, Anja

AU - Caplova, Zuzana

AU - Verna, Emeline

AU - Adalian, Pascal

AU - Baccino, Eric

AU - de Boer, Hans H.

AU - Cunha, Eugenia

AU - Ekizoglu, Oguzhan

AU - Ferreira, Maria Teresa

AU - Fracasso, Tony

AU - Kranioti, Elena F.

AU - Lefevre, Philippe

AU - Lynnerup, Niels

AU - Ross, Ann

AU - Steyn, Maryna

AU - Obertova, Zuzana

AU - Cattaneo, Cristina

N1 - Funding Information: The authors would like to thank Caroline Polet, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Belgium for her contribution in mapping the existing Belgian collections during the writing of the article. None reported.

PY - 2021

Y1 - 2021

N2 - Identified (documented) osteological collections represent an important resource in the development of forensic anthropology standards and methods as well as a precious tool for learning and training of practitioners. Even though the number of papers presenting identified collections worldwide increases, many of the collections have still not been divulged to the scientific community in sufficient detail to ascertain their exact number. The Forensic Anthropology Society of Europe (FASE) therefore developed a tool that goes beyond sporadic publications: the FASE Map of Identified Osteological Collections, which is freely accessible and continuously updated and revised. The online map is available at http://forensicanthropology.eu/osteological-collections/. The map of skeletal collections was created in 2017 and currently displays information on 153 identified osteological collections (43 of them categorized as contemporary) located in 41 different countries. This article offers a short analysis of the type, geographical location and content of the collections included in the map. The aim of this article and the map as such is to provide a useful resource to facilitate research planning and teaching in forensic anthropology and related disciplines.

AB - Identified (documented) osteological collections represent an important resource in the development of forensic anthropology standards and methods as well as a precious tool for learning and training of practitioners. Even though the number of papers presenting identified collections worldwide increases, many of the collections have still not been divulged to the scientific community in sufficient detail to ascertain their exact number. The Forensic Anthropology Society of Europe (FASE) therefore developed a tool that goes beyond sporadic publications: the FASE Map of Identified Osteological Collections, which is freely accessible and continuously updated and revised. The online map is available at http://forensicanthropology.eu/osteological-collections/. The map of skeletal collections was created in 2017 and currently displays information on 153 identified osteological collections (43 of them categorized as contemporary) located in 41 different countries. This article offers a short analysis of the type, geographical location and content of the collections included in the map. The aim of this article and the map as such is to provide a useful resource to facilitate research planning and teaching in forensic anthropology and related disciplines.

KW - Anatomical collections

KW - Biological profile

KW - Forensic anthropology

KW - Identified skeletal collections

KW - Physical anthropology

U2 - 10.1016/j.forsciint.2021.110995

DO - 10.1016/j.forsciint.2021.110995

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 34583243

AN - SCOPUS:85115812799

VL - 328

JO - Forensic Science International

JF - Forensic Science International

SN - 0379-0738

M1 - 110995

ER -