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Alexander Morrison
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/atsi-collection/hunter-valley/alexander-morrison/

Alexander Morrison was a newspaper owner and avid collector of Indigenous Australian cultural objects.

Decomposition - Forensic Evidence
https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/death-the-last-taboo/decomposition-forensic-evidence/

The presence of animals on a corpse can provide information for investigators on some of the circumstances surrounding death.

Disposing of the dead - Exposure
https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/death-the-last-taboo/disposing-of-the-dead-exposure/

Exposure of the body to the elements or to be consumed by animals achieves skeletonisation quickly and efficiently.

What are conodonts?
https://australian.museum/learn/australia-over-time/fossils/what-are-conodonts/

What conodonts were remained a mystery for many years. These microfossils were variously thought to belong to annelid worms, arthropods, molluscs, chaetognaths (marine worms), fish (as teeth), and even plants. The discovery of an articulated 'conodont animal' was a significant breakthrough.

Lithography in the time of John Gould
https://australian.museum/learn/collections/museum-archives-library/john-gould/lithography-in-the-time-of-gould/

The principle of lithography was discovered in Germany in 1798 by Aloys Senefelder. The process came into widespread use in the 1820s as commercial printers and artists realised its many advantages.

John Gould and his contribution to science
https://australian.museum/learn/collections/museum-archives-library/john-gould/gould-and-his-contribution-to-science/

John Gould's two great contributions to science were taxonomically describing Charles Darwin's Galapagos finches and his descriptions of Australian fauna.

Types of types
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/types-of-types/

Type specimens are the name bearing specimens upon which scientific names are based.

Preparation for death - Dorin Hart
https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/death-the-last-taboo/preparation-for-death-dorin-hart/

A celebration of Ralf's life at a home funeral, told by Dorin Hart.

Disposing of the dead - an introduction
https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/death-the-last-taboo/disposing-of-the-dead/

The treatment of the dead through burial, cremation, preservation, and exposure of the body to carrion-feeders or the elements reflects a diversity of attitudes and beliefs about death and what it means. It is also a practical way of controlling the decomposition of the corpse.

Burial - Pukumani, Tiwi Islands
https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/death-the-last-taboo/burial-pukumani-tiwi-islands/

For the Tiwi people of Bathurst and Melville Islands, Pukumani means taboo and applies to the funeral ceremonies, the possessions of the deceased, the close relatives of the deceased and the gravesite.