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摘要
Background
Human remains in historical collections pose a particular challenge when dealing with contexts of injustice.
Materials and methodsThis paper examines a historical specimen from the Jena Forensic Medicine collection in the context of injustice in the German Democratic Republic (GDR), where a suitable burial solution was ultimately found.
ResultFetus and mother were reunited in the same cemetery, 61 years after the mother’s death.
ConclusionNew, ideally individualized, forms of burial are needed, especially for historical collection specimens.