Recovery of human skeletal elements from a recent UK murder inquiry: Preservational signatures

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 945-950

  Cox, Margaret ^a   Bell, Lynne ^b  

^a BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bone diagenesis; Forensic science; Preservational signatures; Skeletal element preservation; Taphonomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE ATROPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SKELETON; TIME OF DEATH; TISSUE PRESERVATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032824222     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs12021j     Document Type: Article

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