Bone Diagenesis and Extremes of Preservation in Forensic Science
Understanding the composition and diagenetic processes of the deposition environment is pivotal to understanding why bone undergoes preservation or diagenesis. This research explores the complex nexus of diagenesis at the extremes of preservation, via the interdependent chemical, and short- and long...
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| description | Understanding the composition and diagenetic processes of the deposition environment is pivotal to understanding why bone undergoes preservation or diagenesis. This research explores the complex nexus of diagenesis at the extremes of preservation, via the interdependent chemical, and short- and long-term microbial processes that influence diagenesis. These processes include dissolution, ion exchange, hydrolysis, recrystallisation, waterlogging, acidity and alkalinity, soil composition, redox potential, bacterial activity, and microbiome composition. Diagenetic processes are discussed in relation to typical sites and sites with extremes of preservation. Understanding site conditions that impact diagenetic processes is critical to understanding the visual features presented in recovered skeletal material, ensuring an appropriate post-mortem interval is assigned, and for subsequent post hoc analysis of bone. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-aed4419a821c448a8a8069d0d293ff302025-08-20T02:11:26ZengMDPI AGHumans2673-94612025-01-0151210.3390/humans5010002Bone Diagenesis and Extremes of Preservation in Forensic ScienceRhys Williams0Tim Thompson1Caroline Orr2Gillian Taylor3Department of Forensic Science, Loyola University Maryland, 4501 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21210, USADepartment of Anthropology, Maynooth University, W23 F2H6 Maynooth, IrelandSchool of Health and Life Sciences, Teesside University, Middlesbrough TS1 3BA, UKSchool of Health and Life Sciences, Teesside University, Middlesbrough TS1 3BA, UKUnderstanding the composition and diagenetic processes of the deposition environment is pivotal to understanding why bone undergoes preservation or diagenesis. This research explores the complex nexus of diagenesis at the extremes of preservation, via the interdependent chemical, and short- and long-term microbial processes that influence diagenesis. These processes include dissolution, ion exchange, hydrolysis, recrystallisation, waterlogging, acidity and alkalinity, soil composition, redox potential, bacterial activity, and microbiome composition. Diagenetic processes are discussed in relation to typical sites and sites with extremes of preservation. Understanding site conditions that impact diagenetic processes is critical to understanding the visual features presented in recovered skeletal material, ensuring an appropriate post-mortem interval is assigned, and for subsequent post hoc analysis of bone.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-9461/5/1/2archaeologyboneburialdecompositionchemistrymicrobiology |
| spellingShingle | Rhys Williams Tim Thompson Caroline Orr Gillian Taylor Bone Diagenesis and Extremes of Preservation in Forensic Science Humans archaeology bone burial decomposition chemistry microbiology |
| title | Bone Diagenesis and Extremes of Preservation in Forensic Science |
| title_full | Bone Diagenesis and Extremes of Preservation in Forensic Science |
| title_fullStr | Bone Diagenesis and Extremes of Preservation in Forensic Science |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bone Diagenesis and Extremes of Preservation in Forensic Science |
| title_short | Bone Diagenesis and Extremes of Preservation in Forensic Science |
| title_sort | bone diagenesis and extremes of preservation in forensic science |
| topic | archaeology bone burial decomposition chemistry microbiology |
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