Funerary taphonomy has come of age as an important field in osteoarchaeology. Its goal is
to reconstruct funerary practices by using taphonomic evidence, including both evidence …

Decomposition research is still in its infancy, but significant advances have occurred within
forensic anthropology and other disciplines in the past several decades. Decomposition …

The investigation of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) associated with decomposition is
an emerging field in forensic taphonomy due to their importance in locating human remains …

Forensic anthropology casework frequently encounters evidence of animal scavenging
associated with fragmentation and loss of skeletal material. Published research …

Since 1998, over 5500 people have died while attempting to cross the US–M exico border
without authorization. These deaths have primarily occured in the Arizona desert. Despite …

Vertebrate scavengers frequently affect forensic casework by feeding on human remains or
by scattering body parts and bones. Therefore, animal activity can influence complete …

Simple Summary In forensic cases of exposed human bodies, vertebrate animals frequently
pose challenges concerning remains recovery, identification, and the interpretation of …

This research examined differences in decomposition rate and manner of domestic pig
subjects (S us scrofa) in never frozen (control) and previously frozen (experimental) …

The published literature shows a lack of methods to evaluate the patterns and extent of
decomposition of human remains and to estimate the post‐mortem interval (PMI) in humid …

The process of human decomposition is driven by biological decomposers, mainly bacteria,
vertebrates, and invertebrate scavengers. When vertebrate scavengers have access to a …