Forensic implications of carnivore scavenging on human remains recovered from outdoor locations in Greece

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 298-303

  Moraitis, Konstantinos ^a   Spiliopoulou, Chara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Animal scavenging; Carnivores; Forensic anthropology; Taphonomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CARNIVORE; GREECE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; SCAVENGING SYSTEM; SKELETON;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; AUTOPSY; BONE AND BONES; CADAVER; CARNIVORA; FEMALE; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; GREECE; HUMANS; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; MALE; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956627757     PISSN: 1752928X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2010.04.008     Document Type: Article

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