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The fate of the human body after death is a subject that has fascinated enquirers, both in the scientific and legal realms for millennia. However, objective research into the causes and nature of human decomposition has only taken place in the last two centuries, and quantitative measurement of the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hayman, Jarvis (Author), Oxenham, Marc (Author)
Corporate Authors: Australian National University. School of Archaeology and Anthropology, ebrary, Inc
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam : Elsevier/Academic Press, [2016]
Subjects:
Human decomposition.
Forensic anthropology.
Death > Time of.
Forensic Anthropology.
Postmortem Changes.
Ebooks.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book.
Table of Contents:
  • Supravital reactions in the estimation of the time since death (TSD)
  • Algor mortis and temperature-based methods of estimating the time since death
  • Biochemical methods of estimating the time since death
  • Research in the later stages of decomposition
  • Recent research and current trends.