Infant bodies were ‘prized’ by 19th century anatomists, study suggests

Friday, July 1, 2016 - 09:51 in Paleontology & Archaeology

A new study of the University of Cambridge anatomy collection suggests that the bodies of foetuses and babies were a “prized source of knowledge” by British scientists of the 18th and 19th centuries, and were dissected more commonly than previously thought and quite differently to adult cadavers. Historical research combined with the archaeological assessment of […]

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