Taphonomic changes to blunt force trauma: A preliminary study

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 519-527

  Calce, Stephanie E ^a,b   Rogers, Tracy L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blunt force trauma; Forensic anthropology; Forensic science; Taphonomy

Indexed keywords

RAIN; SNOW;

ANIMAL TISSUE; BLEACHING; BLUNT TRAUMA; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FREEZE THAWING; GNAWING; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAVENGER (ORGANISM); SKULL INJURY; SOIL EROSION; SOIL PROPERTY; STAINING; SWINE; TAPHONOMY;

ANIMALS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; HEMATOMA; MODELS, ANIMAL; POACEAE; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; SKULL FRACTURES; SOIL; SWINE; WEATHER; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 34247371031     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2007.00405.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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