FSC239Y5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Histology, Long Bone, Blunt Trauma
Document Summary
Using knowledge of human skeleton and anthropological techniques to solve problems. Search for human remains, recover, analyze, present evidence in court: skeletonized, badly decomposed. Main goal: - identification: closure for loved ones. When we find human remains: coroner/police that order investigation. Locating/recovering human remains contribute a search plan in order to recover and locate human remains. Where to search & why: body dumpsite characteristics. Recovery of maximum amount of skeletal remains. Inventory (mni) - minimum number of individuals --> to know how many people you"re dealing with. Forensic significance: reduce police workload, time + effort. Reduces anxiety of families with missing relatives. Study of processes affecting the body after death: time of death --> time of discovery. Why study taphonomy: consistent with tip/testimony, movement of the body, elapsed time since death. Insects, leaf layers(how many layers of leaves have fallen since that time) Specific: past trauma, disease, bone wear patterns, anomalies. Morphological - shape: pelvis & skull.
