Skeletal Remains Submerged in Mediterranean Sea for Eight Years: Histological Observations

Skeletal Remains Submerged in Mediterranean Sea for Eight Years: Histological Observations

As part of the recovery operation on a DC9 aircraft which had crashed into the Mediterranean 7 years and 10 months before, a number of bone fragments which could be traced to a diaphysis and/or an epiphysis of long bones were recovered among the metallic parts of the aircraft at a depth of 3850 m. The bone fragments were completely free from any tissular residue, had a white-greyish color and t...

Skeletal remains presumed submerged in water for three years identified using PCR-STR analysis.

We describe the successful identification of the remains of a saponified body found in a dam by typing of nuclear DNA. Whereas DNA extracted from soft tissues yielded negative PCR results, DNA extracted from the bone by a slightly modified Qiagen procedure allowed the typing of sex (AMG locus) and of 10 additional STR loci. An identity document was found belonging to a man missing for 3 years a...

Bioarchaeology: Scientific Studies of Archaeological Human Skeletal Remains

Bioarchaeology is an interdisciplinary academic specialty, which through the scientific analysis and interpretation of archaeological human skeletal remains, bridges the link between the biological sciences, medicine, anthropology and social sciences. The cornerstone of bioarchaeology is the interaction between culture and human biology. Since the study of people and ancient societies is one of...

Identification of Skeletal Remains

Examination of Skeletal Remains