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It is looking at skeletal remains. It may be useful of identification and, rarely, cause of death. | It is looking at skeletal remains. It may be useful of identification and, rarely, cause of death. | ||
==Forensic taphonomy== | |||
*The study of post-mortem decay to assist in a medicolegal investigation. | |||
**''Taphonomy'' = postmortem fate of biological remains; derived from the Greek word ''taphos'' (grave).<ref>{{cite journal |author=Milroy CM |title=Forensic taphonomy: the postmortem fate of human remains |journal=BMJ |volume=319 |issue=7207 |pages=458 |year=1999 |month=August |pmid=10445946 |pmc=1127062 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||