Papers relating to the extraction of a testis sample from mummified remains at the British Museum, 1977-1978
Scope and Contents
The correspondence is chiefly between Beatty and various individuals in the departments of Zoology, Palaeontology and Anthropology at the British Museum. The letters break off at the point when difficulties had evidently arisen in identifying the mummified specimens in the Museum's catalogues due to wartime damage.
Dates
- Creation: 1977-1978
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Open, subject to researcher completing a Data Protection undertaking form.
Biographical / Historical
Beatty was interested in investigating whether certain aspects of chromosome structure and spermatozoan morphology are stable by examining a sample from the testis of a mummified human. He was able to obtain samples from both a mummified human and a dog from the British Museum (Natural History) in December 1977.
Extent
1 folder
Physical Location
CLX-A-1093
Subject
- British Museum (Natural History) (1881-1991) (Organization)
Creator
- From the Fonds: Beatty, Richard Alan, 1915-2005 (reproductive biologist) (Person)
Repository Details
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