27 November 2006

Donation will help preserve unique collection

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Teaching and research activities based on a unique collection of juvenile skeletal remains held at the University of Dundee are being boosted by a significant donation from a local trust.

The R. J. Larg Family Trust is to present £2500 to the University’s Unit of Human Anatomy and Forensic Anthropology to help preserve the Scheuer Collection and allow it to be safely developed for wider use.

The Scheuer Collection is believed to be the only active repository for juvenile skeletal remains held anywhere in the world. It consists of the remains of over 100 individuals, collected from archaeological and historical anatomical sources. The material offers significant opportunities to address areas of education and research into skeletal development that have largely been ignored in the past due to a paucity of material.

A full press release will be available tomorrow.

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Roddy Isles
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University of Dundee
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E-MAIL: r.isles@dundee.ac.uk