Permits

This permit is for the export of ribs from unidentified human remains possibly dating to the Later Stone Age. The specimens will undergo dating at the University of Oxford, isotope analyses and histological analyses at the University of Toronto. 

Conditions:

1. The objects or specimens must be clearly marked with accession numbers.
2. The material must be carefully packed and all packaging must be clearly marked with the accession numbers and the name and address of Prof. Susan Pfeiffer.
3. The material must be hand carried or sent via a reputable professional courier service unless written instructions to the contrary have been received from the repository, the Department of Human Biology at the University of Cape Town. SAHRA understands that the samples will be hand carried from Cape Town to Toronto by Prof. Judith Sealy. 
4. The samples must be kept for study purposes only, and may not be sold or exchanged.
5. The material may not be loaned to any person or institution other than Prof. Susan Pfeiffer and Prof. Thomas Higham without the consent of SAHRA.
6. A draft report on the activities undertaken in terms of this permit must be lodged with SAHRA before the end of August 2014. A final report must be submitted before the end of August 2015. 
7. Copies of any papers that may result from the export of the material must be lodged with SAHRA. 
8. SAHRA shall not be liable for any losses, damages or injuries to persons or properties as a result of any activities in connection with this permit.
9. SAHRA reserves the right to cancel this permit by notice to the permit holder.