Forensic Taphonomy

Forensic Taphonomy

A test that tests the knowledge of the decomposition process of a body after death.

published on April 09, 2012
1/5

Name 3 mechanisms in the transport of remains.

Hint: 3 choices
Human
Burial
Fire
Environment
Animals
2/5

What resembles one another?

Fire and Water
Weather and Animals
Humans and Water
Humans and Animals
3/5

Define forensic taphonomy.

The study of the processes and
changes that occur within the body
after death.
The study of the processes and
changes that occur between time of
death and discovery.
The study of the processes and
changes of the body before death.
4/5

List the 6 agents of taphonomic change.

Hint: 6 choices
Humans
pH
Animals
Cause of death
Weather
Water
Burial
Place of burial
Insects
Fire
5/5

What happens in the short range (death to 3 days) of time since death?

Hint: 3 choices
Rigor mortis
Scavenging
Algor mortis
Liver mortis
Kidney mortis
Body modification