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- Clara, Alfsdotter, et al.
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Development and implementation of forensic anthropology in Swedish forensic practice
- 2022
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Ingår i: Scandinavian Journal of Forensic Science. - : Sciendo. - 2353-0707. ; 28:Supplement 1, s. 10-19
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This paper presents the ongoing development of forensic anthropology in Sweden. We discuss the background of the discipline, its application, as well as its current and potential development in Swedish forensic practice. Collaboration with osteoarchaeologists in skeletal forensic cases has a long tradition in Sweden. Analyses of skeletal remains are performed ad-hoc, in contrast to analyses of fleshed human remains. While several law enforcement employees are educated in forensic anthropology and /or osteoarchaeology , they are not employed in these fields, and regional variations are evident. Internationally, forensic anthropology has become an autonomous forensic discipline over the past decades, requiring skills beyond mere skeletal analysis. To keep on a par with international standards, it may be time to revisit the concept of forensic anthropology in Sweden. Despite the limited presence of supporting organisational structures and systems, forensic anthropological and hard-tissue-reliant physico-chemical analyses have proven valuable in Swedish forensic practice, especially in cases of personal identification, trauma analysis and search efforts. We argue that Sweden could benefit from making qualified forensic anthropology expertise available in all law enforcement regions, starting to implement and promote forensic anthropology in routine forensic casework and formalising the role of forensic anthropology practitioners.
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- Teglind, Rebecka, et al.
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Analysis of C-14, C-13 and Aspartic Acid Racemization in Teeth and Bones to Facilitate Identification of Unknown Human Remains : Outcomes of Practical Casework
- 2021
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Ingår i: Biomolecules. - : MDPI. - 2218-273X. ; 11:11
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The identification of unknown human remains represents an important task in forensic casework. If there are no clues as to the identity of the remains, then the age, sex, and origin are the most important factors to limit the search for a matching person. Here, we present the outcome of application of so-called bomb pulse radiocarbon (C-14 derived from above-ground nuclear bomb tests during 1955-1963) analysis to birthdate human remains. In nine identified cases, C-14 analysis of tooth crowns provided an estimate of the true date of birth with an average absolute error of 1.2 & PLUSMN; 0.8 years. Analysis of C-14 in tooth roots also showed a good precision with an average absolute error of 2.3 & PLUSMN; 2.5 years. Levels of C-14 in bones can determine whether a subject has lived after 1955 or not, but more precise carbon turnover data for bones would be needed to calculate date of birth and date of death. Aspartic acid racemization analysis was performed on samples from four cases; in one of these, the year of birth could be predicted with good precision, whereas the other three cases are still unidentified. The stable isotope C-13 was analyzed in tooth crowns to estimate provenance. Levels of C-13 indicative of Scandinavian provenance were found in known Scandinavian subjects. Teeth from four Polish subjects all showed higher C-13 levels than the average for Scandinavian subjects.
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- Wehlin, Joakim, 1982-, et al.
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Avrättningar och centralmakt i Stora Tuna i Dalarna under den tidiga medeltiden : Nya analyser av benen från Kyrkskolan
- 2018
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Ingår i: Fornvännen. - 0015-7813 .- 1404-9430. ; 113:4, s. 196-209
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- When construction started on a new school at Stora Tuna, Dalecarlia, almost 100years ago, skeletal remains of sixteen people were found. Several had been executedand some showed clear traces of decapitation. The newspapers immediately linkedthis remarkable find to political opponents executed at the site by King Gustav I in1528. This story stuck. In 2016 the local historical society transferred the bones tothe Swedish History Museum in Stockholm. In this connection, new analyses werecarried out whose results tell a completely different story: of power and centralisedorganisation hundreds of years before King Gustav’s day.
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- Wehlin, Joakim, et al.
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Executions and centralised organisation at Stora Tuna in Dalecarlia during post-Viking times : New analyses of human remains from the Kyrkskolan site
- 2018
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Ingår i: Fornvännen. - 0015-7813 .- 1404-9430. ; 113:4, s. 196-209
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- When construction started on a new school at Stora Tuna, Dalecarlia, almost 100 years ago, skeletal remains of sixteen people were found. Several had been executed and some showed clear traces of decapitation. The newspapers immediately linked this remarkable find to political opponents executed at the site by King Gustav I in 1528. This story stuck. In 2016 the local historical society transferred the bones to the Swedish History Museum in Stockholm. In this connection, new analyses were carried out whose results tell a completely different story: of power and centralised organisation hundreds of years before King Gustav's day.
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