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: Received: 18 July 2023 / Approved: 18 July 2023 / Online: 19 July 2023 (09:30:06 CEST)
How to cite:
Franza, A.; Scali, F.; Garofano, L.; Pratesi, G. Knowing Is Better Than Wondering. The Cataloging of Natural Heritage between Museum Studies and Forensic Sciences. Preprints2023, 2023071266. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202307.1266.v1
Franza, A.; Scali, F.; Garofano, L.; Pratesi, G. Knowing Is Better Than Wondering. The Cataloging of Natural Heritage between Museum Studies and Forensic Sciences. Preprints 2023, 2023071266. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202307.1266.v1
Franza, A.; Scali, F.; Garofano, L.; Pratesi, G. Knowing Is Better Than Wondering. The Cataloging of Natural Heritage between Museum Studies and Forensic Sciences. Preprints2023, 2023071266. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202307.1266.v1
APA Style
Franza, A., Scali, F., Garofano, L., & Pratesi, G. (2023). Knowing Is Better Than Wondering. The Cataloging of Natural Heritage between Museum Studies and Forensic Sciences. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202307.1266.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Franza, A., Luciano Garofano and Giovanni Pratesi. 2023 "Knowing Is Better Than Wondering. The Cataloging of Natural Heritage between Museum Studies and Forensic Sciences" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202307.1266.v1
Abstract
This paper aims to analyze the role of natural heritage cataloging when criminal events challenge natural history museums. This study investigates the rhino horn thefts in Italian natural history museums from 2011 to 2015 to provide a comprehensive framework for these robberies while highlighting the weaknesses and strengths to prevent thefts and safeguard both rhino horns and natural history collections from future targeting
Keywords
theft; security; natural heritage; museum collections; cataloging
Subject
Biology and Life Sciences, Animal Science, Veterinary Science and Zoology
Copyright:
This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
