Expansion of the Scientific Value of the Mold and Pattern Collection at the University Museum

记录人类进化过程的证据 过去的时间主要是收集独特的原始人类化石。 它们的独特性排除了在损坏或丢失的情况下进行更换。 化石也应该可用于研究，以合格的 调查人员，但大多数博物馆不允许独特的 博物馆里的原始标本 解决这一 问题是要提供非常准确的铸件-一个 困难的问题，考虑到最重要的细节， 化石 一位研究人员花了多年时间完善了 这是一个很好的过程，他在这个过程中是众所周知的。 职业为这样做。 这个项目是为了让他 目前存放在南斯拉夫的重要人类化石模型， 捷克斯洛伐克和德国，这些国家目前还不能用于 在这个国家学习。 这些重要标本的模具将用于 产生高度精确的正复制品， 纳入大学博物馆的储存库超过 2200个原始人类和灵长类动物的化石。 他们在那儿 供研究者学习或借用。 他们的 收录在这本书中大大提高了它的价值， 科学界。

The evidence documenting the course of human change over past time is primarily a collection of unique hominid fossils. Their uniqueness precludes replacement in case of damage or loss. Fossils should also be available for study to qualified investigators, but most museums justifiably will not allow unique original specimens out of the museum. The solution to this problem is to make available extremely accurate casts--a difficult problem given the minute details of importance on most fossils. One researcher has spent many years perfecting the process of making such casts and he is well known in the profession for doing so. This project is to allow him to make casts of important human fossils currently housed in Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, and Germany, that are currently not available for study in this country. The molds of these important specimens will be used to produce highly accurate positive replicas that will be incorporated into the University Museum repository of more than 2200 fossil hominid and primate reproductions. There, they are available to investigators for study or for loan. Their inclusion in this collection significantly enhances its value to the scientific community.