The identification of a human skull recovered from an eBay sale

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1247-1253

  Seidemann, Ryan M ^a   Stojanowski, Christopher M ^b   Rich, Fredrick J ^c  

^a Civil Division   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Craniometrics; EBay; Forensic science; Law enforcement; NAGPRA; Palynology; Sedimentology

Indexed keywords

CHARCOAL; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ALGA; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARCHEOLOGY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SPORE; CASE REPORT; CRANIAL SUTURE; DATA BASE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTITION; DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; FUNGUS; GRAIN; HUMAN; INTERNET; LAW; LOESS; MAXILLA; METRIC SYSTEM; MIDDLE AGED; MOLAR TOOTH; MORALITY; NOSE CAVITY; ORBIT; PALYNOLOGY; POLLEN; POPULATION; POSTHUMOUS CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEX DETERMINATION; SKULL; SOIL; UNITED STATES;

AGE DETERMINATION BY SKELETON; AGE DETERMINATION BY TEETH; BURIAL; CEPHALOMETRY; CHARCOAL; COMMERCE; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DENTITION; FEMALE; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; FORENSIC DENTISTRY; FUNGI; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; INTERNET; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LOUISIANA; SEX DETERMINATION BY SKELETON; SKULL; SOIL; TOOTH;

EID: 70350488599     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2009.01194.x     Document Type: Article

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