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Perspectives on the establishment of a canadian human taphonomic facility: The experience of REST[ES]
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REST[ES] is the first Canadian human taphonomic facility (HTF) dedicated to research and training relating to human decomposition in a northern temperate climate. The following paper outlines the measures taken to successfully establish, open and operate this novel Canadian HTF with particular focus on: project team and partnerships, facility location, approvals and permits, infrastructure and social acceptability. It is intended that our experience of establishing REST[ES] may serve as an example to help others with the establishment of future HTFs, thus contributing to the expansion in the global accessibility to human decomposition research and training.
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Eleven of thirteen human taphonomy facilities are based in the USA.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Pecsi, E. L., Bronchti, G., Crispino, F., & Forbes, S. L.
- Affiliations
- Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Pecsi, Emily L.
- Venue
- Forensic Science International: Synergy
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2020
- Volume
- 2
- Pages
- 287-292
- ISSN
- 2589-871X (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC7554357
- OpenAlex
- W3084287341
- Cited by
- 34
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 8 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 4
- FWCI
- 1.98
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Forensic Science International Synergy (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Le dépôt institutionnel (Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières) (submittedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Funders
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
- Fonds de Recherche du Québec - Nature et Technologies
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Insect Science › Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology (arts and humanities) › Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pathology and Forensic Medicine › Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes
- Keywords
- human decomposition, forensic taphonomy, facility establishment, facility location, infrastructure, social acceptance, partnership, forensic training
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