FSC239Y5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Caucasian Race, Pubic Symphysis, Nasal Cavity
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Forensic anthropology is concerned with identification and examination of human skeletal remains. Skeletal bones are durable and undergo extremely slow break-down process that lasts decades or centuries. An examination of bones can reveal their sex, approximate age, race, and skeletal injury. Thorough documentation is required throughout the process of recovery and examination of human remains. Sites where human remains are found must be treated as a crime scene. Scene should be secured asap to prevent any further alteration of the scene. Scene should then be searched to locate all bones if they are scattered or other aspects of evidence such as footwear impressions or discarded items. Cadavar dogs: detect the odors caused by biological decomposition. All items found must be tagged, photographed, sketched, and documented in notes. Once all bones and other evidence are found, a scene sketch should be made to show the exact location of each item (preferably gps coordinate) and the spatial relationship of all evidence.
