strangeremains: Forensic Anthropology and Forensic Science in…

strangeremains:

Forensic Anthropology and Forensic

Science in the News

New method could help estimate time of

death for a ten-day-old corpse 

In any

murder investigation, one of the most crucial questions is when the victim

died. Accurately pinning down the time of death helps forensic teams to track

down the whereabouts of their suspects – and whether they had an alibi.  Read more

at The Conversation.

MSU

research on how skulls fracture could impact child abuse cases

The years that Todd Fenton, Roger Haut and their

research team spent smashing infant pig skulls in a lab at Michigan State

University could change the way forensic scientists interpret skull fractures

in children and the way they determine what’s child abuse and what’s not.  Read more

at the Lansing State Journal.

Colombia to exhume Medellin graves: official (via @CAHIDuod in Twitter)

Colombian authorities will this month begin the

grisly task of carrying out what could be the largest exhumation of unmarked

graves in the conflict-torn country’s history, local media reported Sunday.  Read more

at Yahoo! News.

Archaeology

in the News

Skeleton from medieval battlefield goes on display at York museum

THE

skeleton of a warrior who fought in one of England’s bloodiest battles has gone

on display in a York museum.  Read

more at The York Press.

Mass Grave Reveals Ottoman Soldiers

Fought To The Death In 16th Century Romania (via @DrKillgrove on Twitter)

On November 13, 1594, Michael the Brave

summoned his subjects in the client state of Wallachia

to rise up against the Ottoman Empire.  Read

more at Forbes.

Strange

Stuff

Russian police just published a guide

to taking selfies without killing yourself (via

@TheGoodDeath on Twitter)

Wanted:

One Corpse for Art

(via @wunderkamercast on

Twitter)