| a report of decomposition rates of a special burial type in edmonton, alberta from an experimental field study. | regional studies that examine decomposition rates of certain faunal remains can help to determine time since death. forensic anthropologists have long used qualitative decomposition data, but linking these to more quantitative data could improve time since death estimations. experiments were developed in which domestic pigs (sus scrofa) were buried with varying characteristics then excavated and observed over a period of 15 months in edmonton, alberta. data recorded after two weeks, five weeks, ... | 2005 | 15932100 |