(Bartelink, Wiersema & Demaree, November 2001) (Croft & Ferllini, November 2007) (Jones, January 2008) Actual cut marks in bones are often found on rib bones, or within skulls, and often postmortem dismemberment done near the time of death creates tell tale signs of such trauma on the skeleton, often at the joints.
The new emphasis in law enforcement and forensics in general to solve old murders or locate and identify victims of traumatic death has made the science of forensic anthropology much more important. Years of work in forensics and anthropology in general is often compiled to train and assist in this process. The forensic anthropologist is also often asked to form an opinion on cause of death, and even time of death in addition to many other bits of information that can be gleaned from skeletal remains. Forensic anthropologists do this when they can with an extensive knowledge of the skeleton and how it acts when trauma is inflicted upon it.
Works Cited
Lenore T. Barbian,1 Ph.D. And Paul S. Sledzik, March 2008. Healing Following Cranial Trauma, Journal of Forensic Science, 53 (2) 263-268.
Bartelink, E.J. Wiersema, J.M. & Demaree, R.S. November 2001. Quantitative analysis of sharp-force trauma: an application of scanning electron microscopy in forensic anthropology. Journal of Forensic Sciences 46 (6) 1-6.
Croft, A.M. & Ferllini, R. November 2007. Macroscopic Characteristics of Screwdriver Trauma, Journal of Forensic Science, 52 (6) 1243-1251.
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