A newly assembled human skeletal reference collection of modern and identified Filipinos

Matthew Go; Amanda Lee; Jana A. D. Santos; Nicole M.C. Vesagas; Rebecca Crozier

doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2016.11.032

A newly assembled human skeletal reference collection of modern and identified Filipinos

Matthew Go (Corresponding Author), Amanda Lee, Jana A. D. Santos, Nicole M.C. Vesagas, Rebecca Crozier

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Abstract

A collection of 75 modern skeletons from the Philippines has recently been created, and is being housed at the Archaeological Studies Program of the University of the Philippines, Diliman, Philippines. All individuals lived during the 20th century, and almost all died within the 21st century. These individuals were accessioned from exhumed and abandoned tombs at the Manila North Cemetery, and most have documented age and sex from tombstone inscriptions. This paper describes the first season of recovery and the collection’s current demographic composition, with the future addition of more individuals to the collection expected to follow. The Philippines has an immediate need for forensic resources given its large vulnerable population, widespread diaspora, and exposure to natural disasters. Having a collection of modern Filipinos available for study is critical to the advancement of forensic anthropology and skeletal biology, especially for this heavily understudied population and region of the world.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	128.e1-128.e5
Number of pages	5
Journal	Forensic Science International
Volume	271
Early online date	25 Nov 2016
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2016.11.032
Publication status	Published - Feb 2017

Bibliographical note

We would like to thank several people and institutions whose support allowed for the success of this collection: Dr. Armand Mijares, director of the ASP; Drs. Benjamin Yson and Gina Pardilla of the Manila Health Department; Daniel Tan, director of the Manila North Cemetery; Arnel Alfonso, Jay de Leon, and Joel Sevilla who administrate the pauper’s graves at Manila North; Attys. Danilo Concepcion and Trixie Angeles for their legal advice; Nathaniel Villanueva for volunteering with the project; and lastly, the many local caretakers who look after the remains during inhumation and after exhumation. Thanks to Drs. Laura Shackelford, Lyle Konigsberg, and an anonymous reviewer for their constructive comments on the original manuscript.

We would also like to thank the UIUC Department of Anthropology and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (Award Number 752-2016-0221) for funding this season’s work.

M.G. and A.L. were responsible for all aspects of the research, J.S. and N.V. were majorly involved in collection, processing and curation, and R.C. provided vital laboratory and logistic support.

Keywords

forensic anthropology
human skeletal biology
reference collection
Southeast Asia
Philippines
Forensic anthropology population data

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