Obtaining fingerprints from mummified fingers: A method for tissue rehydration adapted from the archeological literature

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 874-875

  Schmidt, Christopher W ^a,b   Nawrocki, Stephen P ^a,b   Williamson, Matthew A ^a,b   Martin, Donneii C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INDIANAPOLIS   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropology; Dermatoglyphs; Forensic science; Mummification; Tissue rehydration

Indexed keywords

ARCHEOLOGY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FINGER DERMATOGLYPHICS; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PALEOPATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHYDRATION; SOLUBILITY; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0033935906     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs14787j     Document Type: Article

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