Sequential monitoring of burials containing small pig cadavers using ground penetrating radar

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 279-287

  Schultz, John J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Forensic anthropology; Forensic archaeology; Forensic science; Ground penetrating radar; Pig cadavers

Indexed keywords

ARCHEOLOGY; ARTICLE; AUTOLYSIS; BODY SIZE; CADAVER; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; POSTHUMOUS CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAND; SEQUENTIAL ANALYSIS; SKELETON; SWINE; TELECOMMUNICATION;

ANIMALS; BURIAL; CADAVER; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; RADAR; SWINE;

EID: 41149112026     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2008.00665.x     Document Type: Article

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