Researchers determine 'patterns' for bones left on ground surfaces
Thursday, March 3, 2016 - 11:10
in Paleontology & Archaeology
For the first time, researchers have determined a signature of changes that occur to human remains, specifically bones, left outside in the New England environment.This signature or "patterning" can be used by law enforcement to help determine if remains have been moved after death from one environment to another and to separate natural changes to bone from those caused by possible perpetrators.