Bradtmiller B, Buikstra J E
J Forensic Sci. 1984 Apr;29(2):535-40.
The microscopic determination of age at death in human bone is a widely used technique in forensic anthropology. Despite its use, little attention has been given to the reliability of microscopic aging when the subject has been burned, either at the time of death, or after death. This preliminary report examines some of the variables of the burning process that may affect the age estimates. Preliminary conclusions are: (1) bone burned at 600 degrees C retains all of the structures necessary for microscopic aging and (2) bone shrinkage, widely reported in the literature, does not appear to have significant effect on the age estimate. A research plan is outlined that will address some of the questions left unanswerable in the present report.
通过显微镜确定人骨的死亡年龄是法医人类学中广泛使用的一项技术。尽管这项技术已被广泛应用，但对于在死亡时或死后尸体被焚烧的情况下，显微镜下老化鉴定的可靠性却很少有人关注。这份初步报告研究了一些可能影响年龄估计的焚烧过程变量。初步结论如下：（1）在600摄氏度下焚烧的骨头保留了显微镜下老化所需的所有结构；（2）文献中广泛报道的骨头收缩现象似乎对年龄估计没有显著影响。本文还概述了一项研究计划，该计划将解决本报告中一些尚未解答的问题。
