L'Abbé Ericka N
Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Basic Medical Science Building, University of Pretoria, P.O. Box 2034, Pretoria 0001, South Africa. l'
Forensic Sci Int. 2005 Jul 16;151(2-3):201-6. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2004.11.021.
In the spring of 2003, bush cutters discovered a large grain bag filled with human skeletal remains in a forest in South Africa. Differential taphonomic processes observed on the bones suggested that the individuals had not died at the same time or had decomposed under different circumstances. The remains were sorted using gross morphological techniques which included assessing the number of skeletal elements present, visual pair matching, articulation, process of elimination and taphonomy. Standard techniques were used to estimate age, sex, racial affinity and stature. A minimum number of individuals (MNI) of 10 was established, which included 7 adult males, 1 adult female and 2 juveniles. Trauma was observed on only one individual. Approximately, 80% of the skeletal remains were missing. These various skeletal elements may have been lost by accident, normal taphonomic processes or taken by scavengers. Possible origins for these skeletal remains include removal from a formal grave, found in the veldt or murdered.
2003年春天，伐木工在南非一片森林中发现了一个装满人类骨骼遗骸的大粮袋。在骨骼上观察到的不同埋藏学过程表明，这些个体并非同时死亡，也不是在相同情况下腐烂的。遗骸通过大体形态学技术进行分类，这些技术包括评估现存骨骼元素的数量、视觉配对、关节连接、排除过程和埋藏学。使用标准技术来估计年龄、性别、种族亲缘关系和身高。确定了至少10个个体，其中包括7名成年男性、1名成年女性和2名青少年。仅在一名个体上观察到创伤。大约80%的骨骼遗骸缺失。这些不同的骨骼元素可能因意外、正常的埋藏学过程或被 scavengers 带走而丢失。这些骨骼遗骸的可能来源包括从正式墓地移出、在草原上被发现或被谋杀。 （注：scavengers 此处未准确对应中文词汇，可结合语境理解为食腐动物之类，此处暂保留英文）
