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Published online 25 June 2008 | Nature 453, 1155 (2008) | doi:10.1038/4531155a
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Online anthropology draws protest from aboriginal group
South African tribe objects to multimedia images of remains.
As Europe's museums begin archiving their collections in digital format, skeletons are emerging — and not just of the physical variety. One South African tribe already says it will oppose the inclusion of images of its people's remains in any multimedia format.
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