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Forensic Science: Understanding Decomposing Bodies

Name: Forensic Science: Understanding Decomposing Bodies
Uploaded: 2017-02-15
Duration: 10 min 11 s
Description: Dr. Anna Williams discusses forensic anthropology and using decomposition to determine cause and time of death. Forensic anthropologists study taphonomy, the study of decay and decomposition, and are interested in bones and teeth, not soft tissue. In the UK, studies cannot use donated human cadavers, so they use pigs because of their physiological similarity to humans.

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  Williams, A. (Academic). (2017). Forensic science: understanding decomposing bodies [Video]. SAGE Knowledge. https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781473961425
  
  Williams, Anna. "Forensic Science: Understanding Decomposing Bodies." In SAGE Video. : SAGE Publications, Ltd., 2017. Video, 00:10:11. https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781473961425.
  
  Williams, A., 2017. Forensic Science: Understanding Decomposing Bodies, SAGE Video. [Streaming Video] London: SAGE Publications Ltd. Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781473961425> [Accessed 25 Sep 2021].
  
  Williams, Anna. Forensic Science: Understanding Decomposing Bodies. Online video clip. SAGE Video. London: SAGE Publications, Ltd., 15 Feb 2017. doi: https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781473961425. 25 Sep 2021.
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Dr. Anna Williams discusses forensic anthropology and using decomposition to determine cause and time of death. Forensic anthropologists study taphonomy, the study of decay and decomposition, and are interested in bones and teeth, not soft tissue. In the UK, studies cannot use donated human cadavers, so they use pigs because of their physiological similarity to humans.