One of the biggest struggles of biological anthropology is to estimate the biological profile
from burned human skeletal remains. Bioanthropological methods are seriously …

Estimating postmortem intervals (PMI) is crucial in forensic investigations, providing insights
into criminal cases and determining the time of death. PMI estimation relies on expert …

Complementary vibrational spectroscopic techniques–infrared, Raman and inelastic neutron
scattering (INS)–were applied to the study of human bone burned under controlled …

Complementary optical and neutron-based vibrational spectroscopy techniques (Infrared,
Raman and inelastic neutron scattering) were applied to the study of human bones (femur …

An important demand exists in the field of forensic analysis to objectively determine the post-
mortem interval (PMI) when human skeletal remains are discovered. It is widely known that …

Objectives Vibrational spectroscopy is a valuable tool for the study of burned skeletal
remains. Nonetheless, most investigations have been focused on a limited number of …

The MAPS direct geometry time-of-flight chopper spectrometer at the ISIS pulsed neutron
and muon source has been in operation since 1999, and its novel use of a large array of …

This study aims to analyse human bones exposed to low/medium temperatures (200–650°
C) under experimentally controlled conditions, both oxidizing and reducing, using …

The estimation of the maximum temperature affecting skeletal remains was previously
attempted via infrared techniques. However, fossilization may cause changes in the …

Advances in research in Cultural Heritage see increasing application of a multidisciplinary
approach and the combined use of physical and chemical characterization of artefacts that …