No matter when the body had been placed in the facility — summer or winter — it continued to mummify even up to three years later."Previously, if the police had asked me if a set of human remains were found and they were mummified, I would have said that it's likely that that person was left outside in autumn or winter," she said.
"We are currently considering how the facility may be used to study different death investigation scenarios such as indoor environments, drowning, fire, or concealments, to further aid criminal and coronial investigations," Dr Ward said."This research and training is only possible because of the generous and invaluable contribution our donors and their families have chosen to make to forensic science," Dr Ward said.
While the Sydney facility is in a bush environment that replicates many areas in Australia, there are many other environments in the country.
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Thanks for your interest in my research, great article.
Well that is amazing that Australian Tophonomy is so different from that of the Northern Hemisphere. Who would have expected the arms to move out and move back to the body? Amazing work-truth contribution.
A whole new TV series will come out of this TooMuchInformation 😳
If I can be composted after the science then sign me up.
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