So-called Japanese skulls collected during wartime were deposited in specific academic and anthropological museums
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Evidence confirms that human remains and skulls from Japanese service personnel were collected during World War II and deposited in academic institutions such as the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology at UC Berkeley.
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rai.onlinelibrary.wiley.com: Skull trophies of the Pacific War: transgressive objects of ...
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Mentions skull trophies of the Pacific War in an anthropological context.
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en.wikipedia.org: American mutilation of Japanese war dead
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Confirms skulls were commonly taken as war trophies from Japanese war dead by U.S. military personnel.
doi.org: Japanese War Dead Skulls from Saipan at UC Museum: Calls For Return of the Remains
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Documents Japanese war dead skulls collected from Saipan being housed in the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology.