A disaster victim identification workshop focused on forensic odontology using embalmed human remains
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DOI: 10.1007/s00414-022-02790-5
Abstract: A high number of victims of mass casualty incidences are identified through their teeth. While forensic odontologists need to have a complex skillset during a disaster victim identification (DVI) response, hands-on training opportunities are rare.… read more here.
Keywords: disaster victim; victim identification; forensic odontology; workshop ... See more keywords
The Fossil Human from Rabat-Kébibat (Morocco): Comparative Study of the Cranial and Mandibular Fragments
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DOI: 10.1007/s10437-017-9278-7
Abstract: As part of the geological and chronological recontextualization of the Rabat-Kébibat quarry performed by a Franco-Moroccan team of geologists, the human remains discovered in the site and already published were reassessed. The human remains assemblage… read more here.
Keywords: rabat bibat; fossil human; bibat; human rabat ... See more keywords
Application of the Bayesian framework for forensic interpretation to casework involving postmortem interval estimates of decomposed human remains.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2019.05.050
Abstract: We demonstrate how the Bayesian framework for forensic interpretation can be adapted for casework involving postmortem intervals (PMI) utilizing taphonomic data as well as how to overcome some of the limitations of current approaches for… read more here.
Keywords: forensic interpretation; framework forensic; involving postmortem; bayesian framework ... See more keywords
Evaluation of barnacle (Crustacea: Cirripedia) colonisation on different fabrics to support the estimation of the time spent in water by human remains.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2020.110526
Abstract: The estimation of the time since death (minimum Post Mortem Interval, minPMI) is an essential aspect of forensic investigations. This is particularly complex when a human body is found submerged, floating or beached in a… read more here.
Keywords: estimation; barnacle; time; colonisation ... See more keywords
Geophysical imaging of buried human remains in simulated mass and single graves: Experiment design and results from pre-burial to six months after burial.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2022.111289
Abstract: In this study, we present an experiment design and assess the capability of multiple geophysical techniques to image buried human remains in mass and individual graves using human cadavers willingly donated for scientific research. The… read more here.
Keywords: individual graves; mass; mass grave; buried human ... See more keywords
DNA extracted from the second cervical vertebra is preferential for STR typing in old human remains
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DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigss.2019.10.023
Abstract: Abstract Despite many protocols are proposed for STR analysis of old human remains, the question of preferential DNA source for successful genotyping is still open. Herein we compared STR typing efficiency in DNA samples extracted… read more here.
Keywords: dna; old human; str typing; cervical vertebra ... See more keywords
Funerary practices or food delicatessen? Human remains with anthropic marks from the Western Mediterranean Mesolithic
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jaa.2016.11.002
Abstract: Abstract The identification of unarticulated human remains with anthropic marks in archaeological contexts normally involves solving two issues: a general one associated with the analysis and description of the anthropic manipulation marks, and another with… read more here.
Keywords: human remains; remains anthropic; anthropic marks; mediterranean mesolithic ... See more keywords
Talking with the dead from southern Mexico: Tracing bioarchaeological foundations and new perspectives in Oaxaca
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2016.10.003
Abstract: Abstract In recent years, bioarchaeological research has emerged as one of the principal tools for studying diverse aspects of ancient society through the analysis of human remains. Oaxaca, Mexico is a culturally diverse region of… read more here.
Keywords: mexico tracing; southern mexico; talking dead; tracing bioarchaeological ... See more keywords
The transition from foraging to farming (7000–500 cal BC) in the SE Baltic : A re-evaluation of chronological and palaeodietary evidence from human remains
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2017.06.004
Abstract: Abstract Our knowledge of the timing and completeness of the transition from foraging, fishing and hunting to food production in boreal northeastern Europe is far from clear. Here, we present new bone collagen AMS 14… read more here.
Keywords: foraging farming; human remains; farming 7000; transition foraging ... See more keywords
Direct radiocarbon dates of mid Upper Palaeolithic human remains from Dolní Věstonice II and Pavlov I, Czech Republic
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2019.102000
Abstract: The ritual human burials and scattered fragments of human bones excavated from Dolni Vestonice II and Pavlov I (Czech Republic) in the 20th century provide a large body of evidence on morphology and funerary practices… read more here.
Keywords: human remains; radiocarbon; radiocarbon dates; upper palaeolithic ... See more keywords
Histology and Raman spectroscopy of limed human remains from the Rwandan Genocide.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2020.101895
Abstract: The Murambi Genocide Memorial Centre is one of the major centres in Rwanda that commemorate the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Seventeen months after the genocide, about 1000 excavated human remains were put on display in Murambi… read more here.
Keywords: rwandan genocide; spectroscopy; raman spectroscopy; human remains ... See more keywords