备忘录:一个来自比利时佛兰德斯的考古人类遗骸收集数据库
Isabelle De Groote1, Katrien Van de Vijver2, Barbara Veselka3,4
1Department of Archaeology, ArcheOs: Research Laboratory for Biological Anthropology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
American journal of biological anthropology
|June 21, 2023
概括
一个新的开放访问数据库,MEMOR,现在列出了来自比利时弗兰德斯的考古人类遗骸. 它详细介绍了收藏管理,研究潜力和道德处理,促进不同利益相关者之间的合作.
科学领域:
- 考古学的考古学
- 生物考古学的生物考古学
- 文化遗产管理 文化遗产管理
背景情况:
- 佛兰德斯的考古人类遗骸收集需要标准化的管理和可访问性.
- 现有的贷款,重新埋葬和对这些遗骸的研究实践各不相同.
- 需要一个统一的法律和道德框架来处理人类骨收藏品.
研究的目的:
- 介绍MEMOR数据库,这是一个对佛兰德斯考古人类遗骸的开放访问资源.
- 记录有关这些藏品管理和研究潜力的当前做法.
- 为处理人类遗骸建立一个利益相关者知情的法律和道德框架.
主要方法:
- 使用开源Arches数据管理平台开发MEMOR数据库.
- 包含关于每个藏品的挖掘,地点起源,规模,时间段和研究潜力的数据.
- 与多种利益相关者集团的接触,包括学者,政府机构和宗教代表.
主要成果:
- 创建一个全面的数据库 (MEMOR),对佛兰德斯的742个考古人类遗骸集合进行编目.
- 每个收藏条目包括有关来源,大小,时间表和可用的研究数据的详细信息.
- 数据库的设计是为了扩展,包括更多的收藏和其他古老动物学材料.
结论:
- MEMOR数据库为研究弗兰德斯考古人类遗骸提供了一个有价值的,可访问的资源.
- 该项目成功地整合了利益相关者的意见,以创建一个强大的法律和道德框架.
- 开源平台促进了未来的增长和在其他地区的潜在应用.
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