Controversies resulting from genetic testing on skeletal remains of disputed stewardship raise important questions about obligations inherent researchers to assure ethical chain custody. In this article, we analyze and evaluate several proposed positions whether such research should be published. Following jurisprudential standards for legitimate regulatory systems, argue that responsible condu...

Conservation and restoration efforts are often hindered by a lack of historical baselines that pre-date intense anthropogenic environmental change. In this paper I document that natural accumulations of skeletal remains represent a potential source of high-quality data on the historical composition and structure of small-mammal communities. I do so by assessing the fidelity of modern, decadal a...

Figure 1. In the field of forensic anthropology findings of fragmentary and commingled skeletal remains are not uncommon. (Photo reproduced from !!) complete skeletal remains are available, biological profile is possible to be estimated and not determined. In the field of forensic investigation, fragmentary skeletal human remains demand special approach to be handled. Incompleteness of material...