Forensic and Investigative Science FIS 20500 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Taphonomy, Soil Ph, Embalming

• School: IUPUI
• Department: Forensic and Investigative Science
• Course: Forensic and Investigative Science FIS 20500
• Professor: Gina Londino

Document Summary

Impact of remains on environment and vice versa. Environmental factors that affect organ remains between death and representation as a fossil. History of a body after death; postmortem environments and interpret factors that influence preservation and degradation of human remains. Identification of human remains ( don"t know who or what it is) Aid in determination of cause and manner of death (manner of death-which way the death happened. Ex- homicide, accidental, suicidal) (cause of death- what caused that manner. Estimation of postmortem interval or time since death. Locate clandestine grave (gravesites aren"t intentional ex- mass remains, help find locations) Techniques used from other sciences: (cid:1007)d (cid:373)appi(cid:374)g, st(cid:396)atig(cid:396)aph(cid:455, bota(cid:374)i(cid:272)al a(cid:374)d entomological collection procedures, co(cid:374)se(cid:396)(cid:448)atio(cid:374) a(cid:374)d e(cid:454)hu(cid:373)atio(cid:374) (cid:894)(cid:271)u(cid:396)ial p(cid:396)o(cid:272)edu(cid:396)es fo(cid:396) (cid:272)e(cid:396)tai(cid:374) a(cid:396)ea(cid:895, deg(cid:396)adatio(cid:374) of (cid:373)ate(cid:396)ials. Biotaphonomy: e(cid:454)a(cid:373)i(cid:374)e (cid:396)e(cid:373)ai(cid:374)s, de(cid:272)o(cid:373)positio(cid:374) a(cid:374)d dest(cid:396)u(cid:272)tio(cid:374) of ha(cid:396)d a(cid:374)d soft tissue. Geotaphonomy: e(cid:454)a(cid:373)i(cid:374)e the (cid:271)u(cid:396)ial p(cid:396)o(cid:272)edu(cid:396)e, ho(cid:449) the (cid:271)od(cid:455) affe(cid:272)ts the geologi(cid:272)al a(cid:374)d (cid:271)ota(cid:374)i(cid:272)al e(cid:374)(cid:448)i(cid:396)o(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t.