HOMO - Journal of Comparative Human Biology, Vol. 60, No. 6. (23 November 2009), pp. 551-565.
Abstract
Fragments of bone shafts that lack diagnostic features can be difficult to identify as human or non-human—an important task in forensic science and archaeology. Some workers have found the thickness of cortical bone in the shaft to be a useful distinction, although the sparse literature in the field is contradictory in how this may be applied. The aim of the present study was to determine whether any difference is discernible between humans, kangaroos and sheep (mammals whose remains are commonly confused ...
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