From far away: museums, collections and scientific research

CHICHKOYAN KARINA VANESA

History of Archaeology: International perspectives. Proceedings of the XVII UISPP World Congress

Archaeopress Publishing LTD

Año: 2016; p. 17 - 23

The19th-century South American fauna fossil collections currently held in Europe were part of the transactions carried out between these two continents at atime when the former looked forward to being included in the economic systemand the latter needed new areas in which to expand. Today these collections are being used for different purposes including dissemination, institutional aspects and research. In this way, despite its decontextualisation, this material can provide archaeology with new data. The taphonomic analysis carried out on the Rodrigo Botet Collection in the Natural Science Museum in Valencia (Spain) is an example of this new focus. Thus, these old collections are being given new value in the today´s scientific research.