Conservation Assessment for the Human Osteological Collection

在美国国家科学基金会的支持下，Lyle Konigsberg博士将对田纳西州大学人类学系保存的大量史前骨骼（超过3600个个体）进行保护评估。这些材料主要来自大平原和田纳西州的史前考古遗址，经过多年的积累。不幸的是，它们没有得到适当的安置和管理。骨骼残骸本身需要处理，以防止恶化，并应重新包装。文物保护顾问Shelley Reisman Paine女士将对藏品进行检查，出具评估报告，并提出行动计划建议。在此基础上，可以进行补救工作。这样的骨骼收藏构成了重要的科学资源，使人们能够解决从历史起源到人类适应的一系列问题。这些材料构成了许多生物人类学研究的基础，因此应该保存起来，供研究使用。这项奖助金将协助达成这些目标。

With National Science Foundation support, Dr. Lyle Konigsberg will conduct a conservation assessment on a large collection of prehistoric skeletons (over 3,600 individuals) which are maintained in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Tennessee. These materials are derived primarily from prehistoric archaeological sites in the Great Plains and the state of Tennessee and have been accumulated over a number of years. Unfortunately, they are not properly housed and curated. The skeletal remains themselves need to be treated to prevent deterioration and should be repacked. Ms Shelley Reisman Paine, a conservation consultant will examine the collection, produce an assessment report and recommend a plan of action. On this basis, remedial work can be carried out. Such skeletal collections constitute an important scientific resource which allow one to address a number of questions which range from historical origins to human adaptation. These materials form the basis for much biological anthropology research and thus should be conserved and made available for study. This grant will assist in these goals.