Forensic Anthropology in the identification of human remains found at sea: History of two judicial cases connected by the same marine context of discovery.
The examinations carried out made it possible to determine two compatible biological profiles, despite the taphonomic difference, and these examinations were corroborated by the anthropometric and genetic correlation, which led to the solution of a single judicial case. In conclusion, all the investigations carried out made it possible to state that the skeletonised corpse (Case A) and the isolated foot (Case B) belonged to the same individual in life. This result made it possible to identify the victim, thus establishing the profile of an individual who had disappeared in the previous two months due to a shipwreck.
Authors
- P Tarzia
- Francesco Introna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8219-5467)
- A Leggio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2554-1845)
Institutions
- University of Bari Aldo Moro (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PubMed
- Published
- 2024-08-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7417/ct.2024.5102
- Primary Topic
- Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00