Time Since Death and Decomposition of the Human Body: Variables and Observations in Case and Experimental Field Studies
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Much of the difficulty in determining the time since death stems from the lack of systematic observation and research on the decomposition rate of the human body. Continuing studies conducted at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, provide useful information on the impact of carrion insect activity, ambient temperature, rainfall, clothing, burial and depth, carnivores, bodily trauma, body weight, and the surface with which the body is in contact. This paper reports findings and observations accumulated during eight years of research and case studies that may clarify some of the questions concerning bodily decay.
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Penetrating trauma affects decomposition rate and/or pattern.
“Some pre vious studies state that penetrating trauma affects decomposition rate and/or pattern [152 -155], but also influences vertebrate scavenger behaviour by luring them and by facilitating access to internal structures [19,154].”
From Forensic experiments on animal scavenging: A systematic literature review on what we have and what we need (2023) · cites this paper as [154]
Penetrating trauma influences vertebrate scavenger behaviour by luring them and by facilitating access to internal structures.
“Some pre vious studies state that penetrating trauma affects decomposition rate and/or pattern [152 -155], but also influences vertebrate scavenger behaviour by luring them and by facilitating access to internal structures [19,154].”
From Forensic experiments on animal scavenging: A systematic literature review on what we have and what we need (2023) · cites this paper as [154]
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- Authors
- Mann, R., Bass, W., & Meadows, L.
- Affiliations
- National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution 1 Museum specialist , Department of Anthropology, , Washington, DC .
- University of Tennessee 2 Professor and department head and graduate assistant , respectively, Department of Anthropology, , 252 S. Stadium Hall Knoxville, TN37996 .
- Venue
- Journal of Forensic Sciences
- Publisher
- ASTM International
- Published
- 1990-01-01
- Volume
- 35
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 103-111
- ISSN
- 0022-1198
- Cited by
- 534
- References
- 0
- Language
- en
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