Estimation of the Time since Death

Table of Contents:

1. Approaches to time since death estimation
Jarvis Hayman, Marc F Oxenham
2. Estimation of the time since death in the early postmortem period (24-48 hours)
Roger W. Byard
3. Biochemical Methods of Estimating Time Since Death
Lena M. Dubois, Katelynn A. Perrault
4. The application of insects to the estimation of the time since death
James F. Wallman, Melanie S. Archer
5. TSD estimation in the advanced stages of decomposition
Eline M.J. Schotsmans, Wim Van de Voorde, Shari L. Forbes
6. The Importance of Microbial Communities in the Estimation of the Time Since Death
David O. Carter
7. The postmortem interval and skeletal remains
Alyce Cameron, Marc Oxenham
8. Estimation of the TSD in an Aquatic Environment
Felicity Gilbert, Marc Oxenham
9. Radiocarbon and Amino Acid Racemization (AAR) and the time since death
Stewart Fallon, Colin Murray-Wallace
10. The Development of Grading Systems to Determine Human Decomposition: Total Body Scoring of Decomposed Human Bodies in Indoor Settings
Jarvis Hayman, Marc F Oxenham
11. The Future of Taphonomic Research
Giovanna M. Vidoli, Melanie M. Beasley, Lee Meadows Jantz, Joanne Bennett, Dawnie Wolfe Steadman