Identifying Methylation Patterns in Dental Pulp Aging: Application to Age-at-Death Estimation in Forensic Anthropology. [PDF]
Age-at-death estimation constitutes one of the key parameters for identification of human remains in forensic investigations. However, for applications in forensic anthropology, many current methods are not sufficiently accurate for adult individuals ...
C Zapico S +3 more
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La antropología forense y la necropsia medicolegal en Colombia
Forensic anthropology is now considered an instrument that supports the justice system and humanitarian forensic action. It contributes with its specialized knowledge to the different stages and procedures of the judicial investigation, and to ...
Daniel Castellanos +1 more
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Recent advances in forensic anthropology [PDF]
Douglas H. Ubelaker
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Determining ‘Age at Death’ for Forensic Purposes using Human Bone by a Laboratory-based Analytical Method [PDF]
Determination of age-at-death (AAD) is an important and frequent requirement in contemporary forensic science and in the reconstruction of past populations and societies from their remains.
A. Williams +40 more
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Forensic anthropology casework from Switzerland (Bern): Taphonomic implications for the future
Retrospective, observational studies of forensic casework enhance knowledge on topics such as postmortem interval (PMI) estimations and search strategies.
Lara Indra, Sandra Lösch
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Recommendations for procedures related to the evidence chain of custody in forensic anthropology in Brazil. [PDF]
Forensic anthropologists perform specialised analysis, mainly involving skeletonised human remains, cadavers in advanced stages of decomposition, disassociated elements from the human body, and human remains in extreme carbonisation.
Damascena NP +6 more
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Procedural and political aspects of forensic exhumation in Brazil [PDF]
Exhumation may be defined as the legally sanctioned excavation and recovery of the remains of lawfully buried or – occasionally – cremated individuals, as distinct from forensic excavations of clandestinely buried remains conducted as part of a criminal ...
Arrabaça Francisco, Raffaela +8 more
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Virtual anthropology (VA) is based on applying anthropological methods currently used to analyse bones to 3D models of human remains. While great advances have been made in this endeavour in the past decade, several interrogations concerning how reliable
Claudine Abegg +5 more
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Forensic investigation, truth and trust in the context of transitional justice in Brazil [PDF]
Exhumation may be defined as the legally sanctioned excavation and recovery of the remains of lawfully buried or – occasionally – cremated individuals, as distinct from forensic excavations of clandestinely buried remains conducted as part of a criminal ...
da Silva, Ricardo +8 more
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Craniofacial photographic superimposition: New developments
Craniofacial superimposition is a technique used in the field of forensic anthropology to assist in the analysis of an unknown skull. The process involves superimposing an image of the recovered skull over an ante mortem image of the suspected individual.
Douglas H. Ubelaker +2 more
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