The Pretoria Bone Collection |
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The Pretoria Bone Collection (PBC) consists of cranial and postcranial skeletal elements from over 1 500 cadaveric individuals. The collection began in 1942 with the inception of the Medical School at the University of Pretoria. Since then, the collection has grown into a valubale resource for teaching and research on human osteology, the biological profile in South Africa, as well as numerous pathological conditions. To read more about the PBC, click here. The collection is open to both national and international researchers. All researchers must obtain ethical clearance from the Faculty of Health Sciences Research Ethics Committee (REC) prior to access being granted to the collection. For more information on the PBC, please contact Ms Gabi Krüger ([email protected]) For more information regarding the REC, submission dates, requirements, and fees, click here. |
The Forensic Skeletal Archives |
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| The Forensic Skeletal Archives in the Department of Anatomy at the University of Pretoria houses approximately 800 cold cases from South Africa, containing adult males/females and sub-adults. Taphonomic variables within the sample include, but are not limited to, commingled remains, thermal alterations, carnivore activity, weathering, burials, and trophy skulls. Several skeletons, primarily represented by crania, are associated with bone trauma. |  |
The Student Bone Collection |
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The Student Bone Collection contains skeletal remains from cadaveric and forensic contexts for use in teaching undergraduate modules in human osteology and forensic anthropology. Referred to as the 'Houtlab' by staff and students, the collection also contains various animal specimen for teachin comparative anatomy as well as numerous hominin fossil casts for the undergraduate module in paleoanthropology. |
The Bakeng se Afrika Digital Skeletal Repository |
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The Bakeng se Afrika Digital Skeletal Repository consists of over 3 500 high-quality Micro-XCT scans of skeletal elements from three osteological collections in South Africa. Curated through an Erasmus+ co-funded grant project, the repository is open to national and international researchers wanting to study South African populations through 3D imaging methodologies. All researchers must obtain ethical clearance from the Faculty of Health Sciences Research Ethics Committee (REC) and sign a Data Utilisation Agreement prior to access being granted to the repository. To learn more about the Bakeng se Afrika project, click here. For enquiries about using the repository, contact Prof Ericka N. L'Abbé ([email protected]) or Ms Meg-Kyla Erasmus ([email protected]) For more information regarding the REC, submission dates, requirements, and fees, click here. |
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