TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2002//
TI  - Identifying chop marks on cremated bone: a preliminary study
JO  - Journal of forensic sciences
A1  - de Gruchy, Spencer
A1  - Rogers, Tracy L.
SP  - 933
EP  - 936
VL  - 47
IS  - 5
N2  - The purpose of this analysis is to evaluate the effects of burning on hacking trauma inflicted with a cleaver and to assess the diagnostic potential of cleaver marks exposed to fire. Thirty pig forelimbs (radius and ulna) and 30 beef ribs were each subjected to five blows with a cleaver and five cuts with a knife prior to burning in an outdoor fire. Bones were deliberately agitated to ensure maximum cremation and induce fragmentation. Results indicate that hacking weakens bone, making fire-induced fragmentation more likely at the sites of trauma. Chop marks were easily identified on burned bone, their characteristics largely unaffected by cremation.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-1198
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -