Search Results - "Victoria E. Gibbon"

African ancient DNA research requires robust ethics and permission protocols by Gibbon, Victoria E.

“…In Africa, there is a disparity in ethics and permission requirements for molecular research on samples from living people versus ancient DNA. At the precipice…”
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Drying the mystery: a novel electronic sensor to quantify soft-tissue desiccation and natural mummification for forensic taphonomy by Adams, Kara S., Finaughty, Devin A., Pead, Justin, Gibbon, Victoria E.

“…This study investigates the desiccation process of soft-tissue in South Africa, analyzing its interaction with environmental parameters and its implications…”
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Confronting historical legacies of biological anthropology in South Africa-Restitution, redress and community-centered science: The Sutherland Nine by Gibbon, Victoria E, Feris, Loretta, Gretzinger, Joscha, Smith, Kathryn, Hall, Simon, Penn, Nigel, Mutsvangwa, Tinashe E M, Heale, Michaela, Finaughty, Devin A, Karanja, Yvonne W, Esterhuyse, Jan, Kotze, Daniël, Barnes, Nina, Gunston, Geney, May, Je'nine, Krause, Johannes, Wilkinson, Caroline M, Schiffels, Stephan, Februarie, Doreen, Alves, Sianne, Sealy, Judith C

“…We describe a process of restitution of nine unethically acquired human skeletons to their families, together with attempts at redress. Between 1925-1927 C.E.,…”
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Informed proxy consent for ancient DNA research by Gibbon, Victoria E., Thompson, Jessica C., Alves, Sianne

“…We argue for implementation of informed proxy or relational autonomy consent in human aDNA research, where the deceased may be represented by living people the…”
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A review of experimental design in forensic taphonomy: moving towards forensic realism by Miles, Kelly L., Finaughty, Devin A., Gibbon, Victoria E.

“…Forensic taphonomy as a discipline requires standardization to satisfy Daubert criteria for scientific data to be admissible in court. In response, there has…”
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A consolidated summary of South African human skeletal repositories by Baliso, Athi, Malek, Sadiyah, Gibbon, Victoria E.

“…Human skeletal repositories are crucial resources for research and education in human biology, variation, anatomy, biocultural frameworks,…”
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Anatomical human body donation in South Africa: Inconsistencies of informed consent by Meiring, Keegan O., Gibbon, Victoria E., Alblas, Amanda

“…Informed consent is critical for maintaining the ethical standards associated with the utilization of human donor bodies by tertiary education institutions…”
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Portion size matters: Carrion ecology lessons for medicolegal death investigations—A study in Cape Town, South Africa by Spies, Maximilian J., Finaughty, Devin A., Gibbon, Victoria E.

“…Forensic taphonomic studies are regionally specific and improve time since death estimates for medico‐legal casework. Within forensic taphonomy and carrion…”
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Holocene Khoesan health: a biocultural analysis of cranial pathology and trauma by Gibbon, Victoria E., Davies, Bronte

“…A bioarchaeological assessment of human skeletons provides an objective opportunity to study and understand past peoples. Crania were analysed to evaluate…”
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Restitution versus repatriation: Terminology and concepts matter by Rassool, Ciraj, Gibbon, Victoria E

“…Through museum collecting practice, the deceased, possessions, plants and animals were turned into objects, removed from their communities and places of…”
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Assessment and improvement of sex estimation standards for application in Holocene San and Khoekhoe populations by Malek, Sadiyah, Sealy, Judith C., Gibbon, Victoria E.

“…Accurate population‐specific sex estimation standards do not exist for southern African Holocene San and Khoekhoe populations. Due to markedly small stature,…”
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Clinical and Anthropological Analyses of a Case From 19th Century South Africa With a Confluence of Uncommon Cranial Pathological Conditions by Kotze, Daniël, Gunston, Geney D, Harris, Tashneem, He, Letian, Gibbon, Victoria E

“…This study combines clinical and anthropological analyses to investigate the complex cranial pathology of a South African individual from the 19th century. The…”
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Bioarchaeology and evidence of violence from a precolonial later stone age communal burial in South Africa by Mole, Calvin G, Sealy, Judith, Stynder, Deano D, Le Roux, Petrus J, Gibbon, Victoria E

“…This study reports on the bioarchaeology and evidence of interpersonal violence in a group of archaeological skeletons found near Ladismith, Western Cape,…”
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Exploring optimal methods for age-at-death estimation using pulp/tooth area ratios: a South African study by Kotze, Daniël, Mole, Calvin G, Phillips, Vincent M, Gibbon, Victoria E

“…Age-at-death estimation is pivotal in the identification of unknown human decedents in forensic medicine. The pulp/tooth area ratio (PAR) method, assessing…”
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The effect of clothing on decomposition and vertebrate scavengers in cooler months of the temperate southwestern Cape, South Africa by Spies, Maximilian J., Finaughty, Devin A., Friedling, Louise J., Gibbon, Victoria E.

“…With research providing conflicting results from different habitats across the globe, the effect of clothing on decomposition is unclear; some studies indicate…”
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Forensic taphonomy: Vertebrate scavenging in the temperate southwestern Cape, South Africa by Spies, Maximilian J., Gibbon, Victoria E., Finaughty, Devin A.

“…•Rapid increase in porcine decomposition rate due to vertebrate scavenging.•Cape grey mongoose (Galerella pulverulenta) only observed scavenger.•Feeding…”
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Forensic taphonomy: Scavenger-induced scattering patterns in the temperate southwestern Cape, South Africa — A first look by Spies, Maximilian J., Finaughty, Devin A., Gibbon, Victoria E.

“…•Scavenger-induced scatter shows distinctive directional patterns in this microhabitat.•Mongoose is primary, perhaps only wild vertebrate scavenger in this…”
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Individual centred social‐care approach: Using computer tomography to assess a traumatic brain injury in an Iron Age individual from China by Li, Haijun, He, Letian, Gibbon, Victoria E., Xiao, Xiaoyong, Wang, Bo

“…In bioarchaeology, cranial trauma studies generally have focused on the frequency in the population to explore violence within or between society. They focus…”
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Inaccuracy of accumulated degree day models for estimating terrestrial post-mortem intervals in Cape Town, South Africa by Forbes, Marisa N.S., Finaughty, Devin A., Miles, Kelly L., Gibbon, Victoria E.

“…•The accuracy of applying accumulated degree day models to various biogeoclimatic regions remains in question.•Seasonality appears to have a large influence…”
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Metastatic cancer along ancient Silk Road: A possible case from Xinjiang (China) by He, Letian, Gibbon, Victoria E., Xiao, Xiaoyong, Wang, Bo, Li, Haijun

“…Palaeopathological evidence of cancer, especially metastatic cancer, is rare in China. This paper describes and diagnoses a cranium with multiple lytic lesions…”
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