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The 'Prof. Dr. Rómulo Lambre' Collection: an Argentinian sample of modern skeletons
S A Salceda1, B Desántolo, R García Mancuso
1Cátedra de Métodos y Técnicas en la Investigación en Antropología Biológica, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Paseo del Bosque s/n. CP 1900, La Plata, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina. ssalceda@fcnym.unlp.edu.ar
Abstract:
This paper describes the 'Prof. Dr. Rómulo Lambre' skeletal collection. The Lambre Collection is housed in the School of Medical Sciences of the National University of La Plata and it consists of skeletal remains ceded by the Municipal Cemetery of La Plata. The collection has more than four hundred skeletons, with information on age, sex, nationality, date and cause of death. It was created for teaching and research purposes in compliance with current legislation, and its management meets guidelines specified in the Declaration of the Argentinian Association for Biological Anthropology on Research Ethics on Human Remains (2007).
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