ANTHROP 1AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Homicide, Dentures, Paleopathology
11 Feb 2015
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Autolysis- break down of body tissues by body fluids. Putrefaction- bacteria reproduce and start to consume tissue, muscles, etc. Burial and depth of burial( immersion in water?) Clothing, protects body from sun therefore less likely to dry out. Does not: make final decision of cause (med. Circumstances like heart attack) or manner of death (legal circumstances like homicide, natural, suicide, accident, undetermined), perform autopsies. Jurors familiar with csi and law&order, therefore miss judge, results in thrown out cases (mistrial) Human and deer vertebrae similar in size and appearance dog and child femur similar in appearance and size ( but child femur not. Chemical conditions (peat bogs: soft tissues tanned-like leather. Modern treatments: dentures, funeral home treatment-plastic eye caps. Easier on an adult, very difficult for children. 1st place to look: pelvis, female sub-public angle- right angle (thumb+finger), male- acute mine. Look at tooth development andangle (first 2 fingers) More variability within a race than between races.
