Natural history collections in the science of the 21st Century : a sustainable resource for open science

Title:

Author:

Pellens, Roseli, editor.

ISBN:

9781119882237

9781119882213

Publication Information:

London : ISTE, Ltd. ; Hoboken : Wiley, 2021.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (416 pages)

Contents:

Cover -- Half-Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Natural History Collections: An Essential Resource for Science in the 21st Century -- 1.1. Collections in early 21st century science -- 1.2. New explorations because of the magnitude and diversity of the collections' data -- 1.3. Research using and driving the constitution of natural history collections -- 1.3.1. Being able to return to the object: one of the major contributions of natural history collections

1.3.2. Collections at the heart of highly innovative research thanks to new technologies -- 1.3.3. A resource for global change research -- 1.3.4. Designing the science of the future based on collections -- 1.4. References -- 2. Natural History Collections: An Ancient Concept in a Present and Future Perspective -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. A tribute to curiosity and coupling with classifications -- 2.3. The structuring of our thoughts and actions by an ancient concept -- 2.4. Collections: more than species catalogues -- 2.5. Big Data collections in space and time

2.6. What future is there for the use of collections? -- 2.7. Conclusion -- 2.8. References -- 3. Louis XIV's Blue Gems: Exceptional Rediscoveries at the French National Museum of Natural History -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. A scientific investigation of color -- 3.3. The digital decoding of the creative genius of the royal gem cutter -- 3.4. Epilogue: toward a renaissance... -- 3.5. References -- 4. Rediscovering Human Mummies: Unpublished data on the Chachapoya Mummy Exhibited at the Musée de l'Homme -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.1.1. The Muséum's collection of human mummies

4.1.2. Origin, discovery, donation and exhibition: a brief history of the mummy -- 4.2. Materials and methods -- 4.2.1. The MNHN-HA-30187 mummy: position of the body, measurements and external appearance -- 4.2.2. Medical imaging protocol and technique -- 4.2.3. Protocol for experimental reproduction of trepanation -- 4.3. Results -- 4.3.1. Basic biological identity -- 4.3.2. Osteo-dental status -- 4.3.3. Internal organs -- 4.3.4. Archeoentomology -- 4.3.5. Cranial trepanation: location, size and mode of operation -- 4.4. Discussion -- 4.4.1. Identity of the deceased and health status

4.4.2. Treatment of the corpse and embalming -- 4.4.3. Chronology of mortuary gestures -- 4.5. Conclusion -- 4.6. References -- 5 Reconstructing the History of Human Populations: A Challenge for Biological Anthropology -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.1.1. How human remains have also become scientific objects -- 5.1.2. The MNHN biological anthropology collection -- 5.1.3. Cranial morphology as an indication of biocultural processes -- 5.2. Cranial morphology and settlement history -- 5.2.1. A new look at the diversity of Native Americans -- 5.3. Cranial morphology and adaptation to the environment

5.3.1. Cranial diversity beyond randomness.

Abstract:

Natural history collections have recently acquired an unprecedented place of importance in scientific research. Originally created in the context of systematics and taxonomy, they are now proving to be fundamental for answering various scientific and societal questions that are as significant as they are current. Natural History Collections in the Science of the 21st Century presents a wide range of questions and answers raised by the study of collections. The billions of specimens that have been collected from all around the world over more than two centuries provide us with information that is vital in our quest for knowledge about the Earth, the universe, the diversity of life and the history of humankind. These collections also provide valuable reference points from the past to help us understand the nature and dynamics of global change today. Their physical permanence is the best guarantee we have of a return to data and to information sources in the context of open science.

Local Note:

John Wiley and Sons

Subject Term:

Natural history.

Natural history -- Catalogs and collections.

Natural History

Sciences naturelles.

Sciences naturelles -- Catalogues.

natural sciences.

Genre:

Catalogs and collections

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