READ THIS:
Capella et al. (2014). An osteological revisitation of autopsies: Comparing anthropological findings on exhumed skeletons to their respective autopsy reports in seven cases. Forensic Science International 244: 315.e1-315.e10.
ANSWER THESE:
1.If assessing information about cause of death and trauma of the deceased is so important for medio-legal purposes, why is there a lack of comparative skeletal collections with known information about demographics (age, sex, ancestry, etc.) and cause of death and trauma? What might be done to address these issues? (2 points)
2. Describe the difference between a perimortem and postmortem skeletal fracture as outlined in your reading. Why would this distinction be important when comparing autopsy data with an anthropological analysis of trauma? (2 points)
3. As presented in Case 7, what were some discrepancies between the autopsy report and the anthropological analysis? List and describe at least 2 of them. (2 points)
4. According to the article, how are traumatic events on bone commonly classified? (2 points)
5. As presented in the article, what are some of the confounding factors that led to the discrepancy between the autopsy report and the anthropological analysis in the cases presented? List and describe at least 2. (2 points)
