Funerary taphonomy: An overview of goals and methods
CJ Knüsel, J Robb - Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 2016 - Elsevier
Funerary taphonomy has come of age as an important field in osteoarchaeology. Its goal is
to reconstruct funerary practices by using taphonomic evidence, including both evidence …
to reconstruct funerary practices by using taphonomic evidence, including both evidence …
The smell of death. State-of-the-art and future research directions
J Cieśla, J Skrobisz, B Niciński, M Kloc… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The decomposition of a body is inseparably associated with the release of several types of
odors. This phenomenon has been used in the training of sniffer dogs for decades. The odor …
odors. This phenomenon has been used in the training of sniffer dogs for decades. The odor …
Forensic proteomics for the evaluation of the post-mortem decay in bones
Current methods for evaluation the of post-mortem interval (PMI) of skeletal remains suffer
from poor accuracy due to the great number of variables that affect the diagenetic process …
from poor accuracy due to the great number of variables that affect the diagenetic process …
Insights into the differential preservation of bone proteomes in inhumed and entombed cadavers from Italian forensic caseworks
A Bonicelli, A Di Nunzio, C Di Nunzio… - Journal of Proteome …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Bone is a hard biological tissue and a precious reservoir of information in forensic
investigations as it retains key biomolecules commonly used for identification purposes …
investigations as it retains key biomolecules commonly used for identification purposes …
Child murder in the Early Bronze Age: proteomic sex identification of a cold case from Schleinbach, Austria
K Rebay-Salisbury, L Janker, D Pany-Kucera… - Archaeological and …, 2020 - Springer
The identification of sex-specific peptides in human tooth enamel by nanoflow liquid
chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (nanoLC-MS/MS) represents a quantum leap …
chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (nanoLC-MS/MS) represents a quantum leap …
Forensic anthropology as a discipline
Simple Summary Forensic anthropology in the United States is a specialization within the
overall field of anthropology. Forensic anthropologists are specially educated and trained to …
overall field of anthropology. Forensic anthropologists are specially educated and trained to …
Analysis and interpretation of trauma in skeletal remains
Trauma is one of the most commonly observed pathological conditions in human skeletal
remains. The objectives of trauma analysis include the identification and description of …
remains. The objectives of trauma analysis include the identification and description of …
[HTML][HTML] Forensic experiments on animal scavenging: A systematic literature review on what we have and what we need
L Indra, S Lösch, D Errickson, D Finaughty - Forensic science international, 2023 - Elsevier
Vertebrate scavengers frequently affect forensic casework by feeding on human remains or
by scattering body parts and bones. Therefore, animal activity can influence complete …
by scattering body parts and bones. Therefore, animal activity can influence complete …
Investigation of Early Death-Induced Changes in Rat Brain by Solid Phase Microextraction via Untargeted High Resolution Mass Spectrometry: In Vivo versus …
Analysis of brain samples obtained postmortem remains a standard approach in
neuroscience, despite often being suboptimal for inferring roles of small molecules in the …
neuroscience, despite often being suboptimal for inferring roles of small molecules in the …
Emergence of corpse cremation during the Pre-Pottery Neolithic of the Southern Levant: A multidisciplinary study of a pyre-pit burial
Renewed excavations at the Neolithic site of Beisamoun (Upper Jordan Valley, Israel) has
resulted in the discovery of the earliest occurrence of an intentional cremation in the Near …
resulted in the discovery of the earliest occurrence of an intentional cremation in the Near …