Ubelaker Douglas H
Department of Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, MRC 112, Washington, DC 20560-0112, United States.
Forensic Sci Int. 2009 Jan 10;183(1-3):1-5. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2008.09.019. Epub 2008 Nov 17.
In recent years, research and case experience have greatly augmented knowledge regarding the effects of extreme heat on skeletal remains. As a result of this effort, enhanced interpretation is now possible on such issues as the extent of recovery, reconstruction, trauma, individual identification, size reduction, thermal effects on histological structures, color variation, the determination if remains were burned with or without soft tissue, DNA recovery and residual weight. The rapidly growing literature in this area of forensic science includes experimental research that elucidates the dynamics of the thermal impact on skeletal structure and morphology.
近年来，研究和案例经验极大地丰富了我们对酷热对骨骼遗骸影响的认识。通过这些努力，现在可以对诸如遗骸的恢复程度、重建、创伤、个体识别、尺寸缩小、热对组织结构的影响、颜色变化、遗骸是否带软组织被焚烧的判定、DNA恢复以及残余重量等问题进行更深入的解读。法医学这一领域迅速增长的文献包括阐明热对骨骼结构和形态影响动态的实验研究。
