ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Page Count: 7

Positive Identification of American Indian Skeletal Remains from Radiograph Comparison
Ubelaker, DH
Curator, NMNH, Smithsonian Institution, DC

(Received 2 May 1989; accepted 16 May 1989)

Abstract

The case reported here documents how comparative data gleaned from study of museum collections enabled positive identification of an American Indian homicide victim through radiograph comparison. In particular, the shape of the lateral border of the scapula proved to be a unique anatomical feature, appropriate for establishing positive identification.

Keywords:
physical anthropology, human identification, X-ray analysis, musculoskeletal system, homicide

Paper ID: JFS12848J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS12848J
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