Estimating temperature exposure of burnt bone - A methodological review

Science and Justice

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 181-188

  Ellingham, Sarah T D ^a   Thompson, Tim J U ^a   Islam, Meez ^a   Taylor, Gillian ^a  

^a TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Burnt bone; Cremains; Cremation; Forensic anthropology; Temperature estimation

Indexed keywords

BONE; BONE EXAMINATION; BONE STRENGTH; BURN; COLOR; CRYSTALLIZATION; EXPOSURE VARIABLE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; METHODOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; REVIEW; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; FIRE; PATHOLOGY; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SHEAR STRENGTH;

BONE AND BONES; BURNS; COLOR; CRYSTALLIZATION; FIRES; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; SHEAR STRENGTH; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS, RAMAN; TEMPERATURE; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84928428573     PISSN: 13550306     EISSN: 18764452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scijus.2014.12.002     Document Type: Review

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