Understanding the Circumstances of Decomposition When the Body Is Skeletonized

Duday, Henri; Guillon, Mark

doi:10.1007/978-1-59745-099-7_6

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“…It could be challenging for forensic pathologists to use a single stage of decomposition to describe the extent of degradation of a corpse (Adlam & Simmons 2007;Duday & Guillon 2006). It is generally accepted that head and limbs will decompose faster compared to body trunk, mainly because there is a higher concentration of soft tissue to be digested (Braig & Perotti 2009;Matuszewski et al 2008).…”

Section: Stages Of Decompositionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…A corpse decays faster when in contact with soil and hence every material that separate corpse from soil will delay rate of decomposition (Duday & Guillon 2006). Examples of these include clothing, grave and bedding material.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…When the corpse buried in grave has reached dry remains stage, the position of bone may change due to decay of tissue and force of gravity if there is free space around the corpse (Duday & Guillon 2006). The PMI may be even harder to be determined when the corpse has reached skeletonization stage.…”

Section: Adipocerementioning

confidence: 99%

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Decomposition Process and Post Mortem Changes: Review

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Decomposition Process and Post Mortem Changes: Review

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“…Buikstra et al, 2003). This area of investigation has been a growing field of interest internationally in osteology, especially in the last ten years (for discussion see Duday, 2006Duday, , 2009Duday and Guillon, 2006;Cheetham and Hanson, 2009;Dirkmaat and Passalacqua, 2012). In the last three decades the French school of archaeothanatology, previously anthropologie de terrain (based on the work of Henri Duday, cf.…”

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Virtual taphonomy: A new method integrating excavation and postprocessing in an archaeological context

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Dell’Unto

2015

American J Phys Anthropol

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The objective of this paper was to integrate excavation and post-processing of archaeological and osteological contexts and material to enhance the interpretation of these with specific focus on the taphonomical aspects. A method was designed, Virtual Taphonomy, based on the use and integration of image-based 3D modeling techniques into a 3D GIS platform, and tested on a case study. Merging the 3D models and a database directly in the same virtual environment allowed the authors to fully integrate excavation and post-processing in a complex spatial analysis reconnecting contexts excavated on different occasions in the field process. The case study further demonstrated that the method enabled a deeper understanding of the taphonomic agents at work and allowed the construction of a more detailed interpretation of the skeletal remains than possible with more traditional methods. The method also proved to add transparency to the entire research process from field to post-processing and interpretation. Other benefits were the timesaving aspects in documentation, not only in the excavation process but also in post-processing without creating additional costs in material, as the equipment used is available in most archaeological excavations. The authors conclude that this methodology could be employed on a variety of investigations from archaeological to forensic contexts and add significant value in many different respects (for example, detail, objectivity, complexity, time-efficiency) compared to methods currently used.

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“…In this case, the skeleton in the articulated position without apparent abnormality in anatomically correct position (Petřík et al 2012, 50) is interpreted as evidence of soft tissue decomposition in the area of the burial (Duday, guillon 2006;duday 2009).…”

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