The Pretoria Bone Collection: A 21st Century Skeletal Collection in South Africa

The Pretoria Bone Collection (PBC) began in 1942 with the opening of a medical school at University (UP) Pretoria, South Africa, where this skeletal collection is housed Department Anatomy. purpose paper to provide information on national legislation associated obtaining, curating and researching remains demographic composition PBC, inclusion portion these into digital repository known as Bakeng se Afrika (BsA). PBC comprises 873 complete skeletons, 344 postcrania without crania, 308 crania postcrania. Skeletal contents are reflective population statistics smaller proportion White (32%) than Black (65%) Africans. Unlike profile, males greater number (75.5%) females (24.5%), which may be explained by migrant labourers traveling large city such Pretoria. From sample, (206), maxillae (141), mandibulae (408), femora (137), radii (134), well several other elements were micro-XCT scanned available BsA server. A researcher needs submit an online application Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) Faculty Health Sciences for access collections.