Fenton Todd W, Birkby Walter H, Cornelison Jered
Department of Anthropology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA.
J Forensic Sci. 2003 Mar;48(2):274-6.
Over the last three decades, forensic anthropologists increasingly have consulted on fleshed human remains cases in which the examination of skeletal elements is critical in answering questions of identification and the circumstances of death. This was certainly the case at the Human Identification Laboratory in Tucson, Arizona. As the caseload increased, it became clear that a method for defleshing human remains was needed in order to expeditiously expose the osseous surfaces for analysis, yet at the same time, preserving the evidentiary nature of the material. As a result, a fast, safe and economical method for defleshing human remains and producing high quality, degreased skeletal elements was developed. This non-bleaching cooking method utilizes chemicals that are easily obtained and inexpensive standard household ingredients that can be purchased at most grocery stores.
在过去三十年里，法医人类学家越来越多地参与到有软组织的人类遗骸案件咨询工作中，在这类案件中，对骨骼元素的检查对于回答身份鉴定问题和死亡情况至关重要。亚利桑那州图森市的人类身份鉴定实验室的情况确实如此。随着案件数量的增加，很明显需要一种去除人类遗骸软组织的方法，以便迅速暴露骨骼表面进行分析，同时保留材料的证据性质。因此，开发出了一种快速、安全且经济的去除人类遗骸软组织并制作高质量脱脂骨骼元素的方法。这种非漂白烹饪方法使用的化学物质很容易获得，且是大多数杂货店都能买到的便宜的标准家用食材。
