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Ecce Homo: Science and Society Need Anthropological Collections
Sabrina B Sholts1, Joshua A Bell1, Torben C Rick1
1Department of Anthropology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20013-7012, USA.
Trends in Ecology & Evolution
|May 26, 2016
Abstract:
Scientific collections are crucial to understanding the biological and cultural diversity of the Earth. Anthropological collections document the human experience and the interactions between people, ecosystems, and organisms. Unfortunately, anthropological collections are often poorly known by the public and face a variety of threats to their permanent care and conservation.