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Final report of the working group on the establishment of protocols for the sampling and analysis of human bones and the conservation of samples (PAOHCE)

The English translation of the report presenting the conclusions of discussions between members of the PAOHCE working group. This report is intended to contribute to the definition of good practices for the sampling and analysis, under the best possible conditions, of human bones discovered during archaeological operations.

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Des ossements archéologiques sèchent sur des clayettes
Ossements en cours de séchage sur des clayettes grillagées.
Y. Ardagna

The working group on the establishment of protocols for the Sampling an Analysis of Human Bones and the Conservation of Samples (PAOHCE) was formed in 2019 by the French Ministry of Culture at the request of the national scientific community and the services responsible for monitoring archaeological operations in France. This report is also intended to the implementation of French administrative procedures to ensure the optimal management and monitoring of sampling and analysis requests. These procedures will be distributed to the French state archaeological services in charge of reviewing such cases.

The members of the working group wanted their report to be translated so that their thoughts and research, and their resulting suggestions, can be distributed more widely and so that the international scientific community, which is faced with the same questions, can use the report to help establish its own practices and procedures.

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Final report of the working group PAOHCE (.pdf)

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