The process of personal identification differs according to the state of preservation of the
corpse, becoming more complicated when dealing with remains altered by taphonomic …

Understanding the taphonomic process of burning allows forensic practitioners to better
interpret remains and reconstruct the burning incident in a medicolegal investigation. This …

In historically Protestant countries, human skeletal reference collections curated by research
institutions have been amassed from bodies dissected by anatomists, typically unclaimed …

The presence of autopsy marks in human skeletal remains indicates a medicolegal
procedure related to ascertaining the cause and manner of death. We present here four …

Objective To link an antemortem cranial injury on the left parietal bone with potential
neurocognitive consequences. Materials The skeleton of a male individual from a Székely …

Forensic science has made some significant contributions to the investigation of human
rights abuses related to armed conflicts, especially in the last 40 years. Some investigations …

Part of the study of skeletal remains or corpses in advance decay located in the field
involves determining their origin. They may be the result of criminal activity, accident …

This chapter provides a description of the medico‐legal framework in Greece concerning the
investigation of an outdoor crime scene, and also the type of forensic cases in which …

Introducción El hallazgo de restos esqueléticos o en avanzado estado de descomposición
implica la resolución de cuestiones fundamentales como su procedencia, el intervalo …

El objetivo del presente trabajo es analizar los procesos y agentes tafonómicos que
intervienen en la preservación y/o degradación de restos óseos inhumados en contextos …