ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Published Online: 1 January 2003
Page Count: 8

The Human Ear: Its Role in Forensic Practice
Swift, B
University of Leicester, Leicester

Rutty, GN
University of Leicester, Leicester

(Received 11 September 2002; accepted 2 September 2002)

Abstract

The human ear has much to offer investigators in relation to many areas of forensic practice including forensic pathology, anthropology, identification and facial reconstruction and yet its full potential is often overlooked. This review paper explores current knowledge related to the human ear drawing attention to those situations where the ear could play a valuable role in a forensic investigation.

Keywords:
forensic science, ear, morphology, identification, postmortem interval, trauma, temperature

Paper ID: JFS2002251
DOI: 10.1520/JFS2002251
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