ANTHROP 3FA3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Forensic Pathology, Forensic Anthropology, Soft Tissue
27 Jan 2016
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Forensic anthropologists identifies skeletal human remains where bones are the only evidence; recovery from crime scenes, buried or scattered, opening of mass graves; reconstruction; unidentifiable remains by conventional means- produce biological identification, sex, age, ancestry, stature, individual traits. Forensic anthropology: applying variety of careful and precise techniques to a legal investigation, meeting legal requirements. Dr. thomas dwight: father of american forensic anthropology; first to take a particular intention the clues that bones provide to a persons identity. Forensic pathologist analyzes soft tissue for any marks left on a body. Soft tissue may exhibit evidence of foul play, struggle, torture, etc. Responsible for determining the cause and manner of death by carrying out an autopsy upon the remains. Forensic entomology: bodies usually will have eggs deposited on it by flies which often occurs immediately after death. These eggs hatch rapidly into larvae and their stage of development provides forensic entomologists with an accurate time of death and climatic conditions.
