Blunt force trauma is one of the most common injuries encountered by the forensic
pathologist in a variety of scenarios such as transportation fatalities, jumping or falling from …

Technological advancements in forensic imaging have had tremendous flow-on benefits to
the professional practice of forensic anthropology, not only in respect of case-work analyses …

The Archaeology of Human Bones provides an up to date account of the analysis of human
skeletal remains from archaeological sites, introducing students to the anatomy of bones …

Covering a range of fundamental topics essential to modern forensic investigation, the fifth
edition of the landmark text Forensic Science: An Introduction to Scientific and Investigative …

Evidence of interpersonal violence has been documented previously in Pleistocene
members of the genus Homo, but only very rarely has this been posited as the possible …

Osteological evidence cannot be taken into the courtroom due to its sensitive nature.
Therefore, photographic images are used as a proxy to reduce the impact of such traumatic …

Perimortem trauma refers to any injury or wound to the body, occurring around the time of
death, that may affect the bone and/or soft tissues (Roberts 1991: 226). In a forensic …

Burial elaborations are a human behaviour that, in recent contexts can inform on social
diversification, belief systems, and the introduction of new practices resulting from migration …

Evidence presented within a courtroom should be clear so that the members of the jury can
understand it. The presentation of distressing images, such as human remains, can have a …

The Cioclovina (Romania) calvaria, dated to ca. 33 cal ka BP and thought to be associated
with the Aurignacian lithic industry, is one of the few relatively well preserved …