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VOLUME 2 2008 T echnical R esearch Bulletin 11/10/2008 13:24:12 Valutazione del trattamento conservativo dei resti umani del periodo dell’uomo di Neanderthal presso Krapina in Croazia, ed implicazioni relative all’esibizione e prestito di resti umani fossili</STRONG><BR>Nell’anno 2005, la decisione presa dal governo dell’Etiopia di prestare i resti umani fossilizzati per una mostra itinerante negli Stati Uniti, ha causato l’idignazione di molti paleoantropologi. L’Associazione Internazionale per gli Studi di Paleontologia Umana ha passato una risoluzione che stabilisce che i resti umani non debbano essere messi a rischio da prestiti per mostre, ma che debbano essere accessibili esclusivamente a specialisti del settore.</P> <P>Questo studio riporta i risultati ottenuti durante la valutazione degli interventi conservativi della collezione di resti del periodo di Neanderthal dalla grottadi Krapina in Croazia. I risultati degli esami hanno mostrato come danni siano risultati in seguito all’incorretta applicazione di resine ed adesivi, e a causa dei materiali utilizzati per eseguire calchi. A causa dell’ingiallimento e della contrazione delle resine lo studio delle caratteristiche superficiali degli oggetti risulta più difficoltoso. In alcuni casi è anche stata riscontrata la rimozione di materiale originale. Le giunture tra frammenti sono spesso grossolanamente eseguite e i bordi delle giunture non sono stati consolidati prima del riattaccamento. L’utilizzo di materiali come la cera e la gomma per l’esecuzione di calchi ha creato nuove rotture e perdita di materiale originale. Questo studio ha dimostrato come resti umani fossili possano essere a rischio non solo da mostre e prestiti, ma anche da ricercatori ‘specializzati’.</P>

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VOLUME 2 2008

Technical Research Bulletin

11/10/2008 13:24:12

Valutazione del trattamento conservativo dei resti umani del periododell’uomo di Neanderthal presso Krapina in Croazia, ed implicazioni relativeall’esibizione e prestito di resti umani fossili</STRONG><BR>Nell’anno 2005, ladecisione presa dal governo dell’Etiopia di prestare i resti umani fossilizzatiper una mostra itinerante negli Stati Uniti, ha causato l’idignazione di moltipaleoantropologi. L’Associazione Internazionale per gli Studi di PaleontologiaUmana ha passato una risoluzione che stabilisce che i resti umani non debbanoessere messi a rischio da prestiti per mostre, ma che debbano essere accessibiliesclusivamente a specialisti del settore.</P><P>Questo studio riporta i risultati ottenuti durante la valutazione degliinterventi conservativi della collezione di resti del periodo di Neanderthaldalla grottadi Krapina in Croazia. I risultati degli esami hanno mostrato come

danni siano risultati in seguito all’incorretta applicazione di resine edadesivi, e a causa dei materiali utilizzati per eseguire calchi. A causadell’ingiallimento e della contrazione delle resine lo studio dellecaratteristiche superficiali degli oggetti risulta più difficoltoso. In alcunicasi è anche stata riscontrata la rimozione di materiale originale. Le giunturetra frammenti sono spesso grossolanamente eseguite e i bordi delle giunture nonsono stati consolidati prima del riattaccamento. L’utilizzo di materiali come lacera e la gomma per l’esecuzione di calchi ha creato nuove rotture e perdita dimateriale originale. Questo studio ha dimostrato come resti umani fossilipossano essere a rischio non solo da mostre e prestiti, ma anche da ricercatori‘specializzati’.</P>

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h cc Nh ms m Kp Cv, C. Exm shw h mh cc h cc ppc ss s psvvs hsvs, h m  spcms cs. Rs cs h sc cc m c sy sc

s s w s s sc ss. Ahsv js w cc j s h sh y cs p hs, v hm v m h .

T s cs ms sch s ps, wx h s ss h sc ws, h s js. T p ccs h hm sss my s mch s mschs s wh xhs.

INRODUCION

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ms, cs smp m xs wy scv-

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ss, m hm h c h Nh hm

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Kp m.

HE SURVEY

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c psc ms vs wh v

w 0000 60000 ys . T -

phy v 000 pps 0 s w hs

ms v h s cy s m h cs

mpc sch hm

v []. I s cs h s pss pc

h cc y s scss, ch s

sw w qss s h s chqs.

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Method 

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h hs (JC) w s z. As h w pss,

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cy m h cmps, s  

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ss w s h yss h y 

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As h spcms w xm, ch ws cz

s h ppch vp y h Bsh Msm

h csv qms s

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Ccy C Py Rqm

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D Acvy Hh Csv

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h pm, cs h m wh ws v

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cyc, P B8N, ssv c [].

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csv, hh sm css h pp sh

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h vy c 

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sss hv s y M M [6]. T

ms m ms mv m

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jy, y cs, ccm c) ‘B-c’ (

py cmps hyc pyms, m ,

f s pm) m mpy js spp

spcms msm phphy hs s

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m B-c h h scs. B-c 

psc c mv m ps scs

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phphy, pchs hsv h w sm

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ms spf c cs, scchs s h

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ms mpms s, F . T y 

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c js, m ms ps s ss

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c sqcs. T s ms w wy

hv py spp s csqc sc ss

cm c . T s s cjc-

wh h s , s

sh cc h w vy cs h ss  

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ASSESSMEN

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h m h hs s s h, h

cc ppc ss s psvvs h-

svs, s w s h m spcms cs. T

cs whch ms hv s hw,

wh y whm hy hv pp. T pss

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qms hs ss hv py v csv- css, sp h s s h c

m sc y cssy cvy.

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h c spcms, whch cs -

scf c mpc. I s v h csv-

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m m h jc h wh pp cs-

v cm ( ssssm c, ss

yss, chc svs c -

m) csv phphy wh cssy. T

sm s s h ssmp h w pss

mv h s cs m h scs,

w js j ms vy sy s

ppp svs ppc chqs. Hwv

hs ps h h ss h

h spcms’ scs. Sm my m c,

v mpss, mv hs w cs h

csv m q.

Cs h cc xm

h s hs pv h ss cmms

hw h csv w c s chv

h wh mpvms s. T s

h h msc cs h csv, s

s v w hp s h svv  

hs cc. T x s w hs cc

cs hs csv ppss f

ppp p c mpm h cm-

ms, ms whch c ppy h

ccs hm ss ms whch smy 

c.

DISCUSSION

I 00 h Ehp vm h

ms . m-y s   Australop-

ithecus aarensis (ppy w s Lcy),  y hm

cs, msms h U Ss. I sps,

h cc h I Assc h Sy 

Hm Py pss s s h

hm ss ms h pps spy.

T s y scss vv sch

hm v h h ss pc, s-

p spy hm sss w

w, cs h mms v h spcms h hsy hmy. Is, h Assc wshs

sc ccss scss y mv spcms

table 2. Smmy sv

Ccy 

Nm  spcms

m hs

A 0 0

B 67 6.

C 0 6.

D 8

8 70

h s scf c ss. As hs p

h Kp cc shws, cc hs sss s

m hs s s cs [6, 7]. Hwv,

hs cs h cs s h xh  

h sss h scf c vss

c pss csv. T c cs-

v c h sch spcms cv msm xh-

s s pcvy y cmps wh h wy

whch spcms smms h sch.

T s h m ccs D Rvčć, s

vs sm h m h h

h Kp spcms mm c

s . T s s cs whch sh w-p c

h phpc cmmy. W h c-

sc sss sh pc wh h pc-

p pss csvs. Is pv

h spy h cmm s hmy, h Ass-

c h Sy Hm Py sh

s y ccp s h h,

pc smp ss hm ms. T s

sh cs c p, s, h

csv, sh m sch qms

s hy c m wh m h spcm.

T w sss m h Kp spcms

mh m s p.

Recording 

C csv cs whh m

cc sh p vy spcm. T s sh

c c sch s c ms, s w

s m spcm c s y 

cs wh spcms sch s csv -m scf c smp. T s s sh c y 

whm, wh, hw wh wh ms qpm

y w ws .

Storage

Spcms sh pc s sppv,

ms. T s s sh pv s v-

m cs. T ps vm cs

whch h jcs hv s sh

cc, ccs h hv pvsy  p vy y cs, h cmm v-

m cs chc 0–%

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v hmy wh y c ±% ss

mp 6–0°C wh y cs ss h

±°C [8]. T s cs sh m pv

cs chc h sy cs m-

y ppp qpm cssy.

Handling and conservation

Cs, csv-cscs h s

sh w p whch schs ms s p

hy w ccss h m. T s -

s sh pv y h m h spc-

ms y cvs h vv h ppy

ms h scs js. Rcsc spc-

ms w js sh wys m c-

wh pss csvs xpc

wh c ms. Iss sh hv c p-

cs h smp h spcms , DNA

sp yss, sch h chqs s my vp.

Wh pss, ss sh h

y p chqs sch s cmpz x m-

phy (CA sc), mc sc m (MRI)

h-ms (D) s sc v cs

c h c ccss h sss y 

m hh-s D ms v ccy.

I cs s ss h p pyp s sc

sh cs s v

chqs [].

T s s sh sc scf c w,

hy c s ss, mpv h chqs  

qy s h psv h sss. Ms  

hs ps w y ccp mpm s

s pcc my msms. T c, s

h qms c smpy chpy chv

ms ywh, ccss pss csv

ss s s s s sy. Wh -

y mp spcms cc, h sh

w ss w c ss

sh s h vvm csvs

ccss chqs h my v h

pc scvy; pmms my c hs.

CONCLUSIONS

I s mp h msms w spy

w hm sss xh hy s-

c [7]. A m wh z s h

h wh sc m c, sch

sss hv h xy pw m s

cmm s s w sch w s w

cmpxy c. I hs h sf cc

xs y scc h pmc, pv qs-

s h my h s h

pv pps s cc sc-

f c msm pjcs h cy . Hm

sss pcs chvs hm csy h sh. pc psv hm w

p ss c ps h w

hs, h h sc ccss h w.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENS

T hs w h D Jv Rvčć wh qs spp h w h Kp spcms. Wh hs w h cc cc h spcms, hs pjc w hv pss. T s s cs M Hc

Rcc Scy yss h s smps.

AUHORS

J C ([email protected].) s c hDpm Phsy Ep C W ([email protected].) csv h Dpm Cs-v Scf c Rsch h Bsh Msm.

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