Differentiation of Hydrocephalic Calf and Human Calvariae
Ubelaker, DH
Curator, Department of Anthropology, and curator, Department of Paleobiology, respectively, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.

Berryman, HE
Assistant professor, The University of Tennessee Regional Forensic Center, and supervisor, College of Medicine, Department of Pathology, respectively, The University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN.

Sutton, TP
Assistant professor, The University of Tennessee Regional Forensic Center, and supervisor, College of Medicine, Department of Pathology, respectively, The University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN.

Ray, CE
Curator, Department of Anthropology, and curator, Department of Paleobiology, respectively, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.


Abstract
Occasionally, partial calvariae of hydrocephalic calves are found in forensic contexts and mistakenly identified as human. Such specimens can be properly identified through immunological assessment of associated soft tissue, microscopic analysis of associated hair, and morphological comparison with documented museum specimens. Morphological comparison should focus on the form of the occiput, supraorbital grooves, and bulbous vault and presence of coronal processes.

Keywords:
calf calvaria, forensic science, human identification, musculoskeletal system, physical anthropology

Paper ID: JFS363910801

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