[Human or animal skeletal remains?].
The aim of the article is to provide physicians with guidelines for differentiating human from animal skeletal remains. Morphologic features which clearly distinguish human and nonhuman bones are presented, together with an overview of the methods available for further analysis of bone material. Process of bone identification is exemplified through the case of skeletal remains recovered in Lika district in Croatia. Instructions for the physicians faced with bone material are given in order to better understand their possibilities and limitations when interpreting such findings.
Petrovecki
Vedrana
V
Zavod za sudsku medicinu i kriminalistiku Medicinskog fakulteta Sveucilista u Zagrebu, Salata 11, 10 000 Zagreb.
Mayer
Davor
D
Kis
Ivana
I
Slaus
Mario
M
Strinović
Davor
D
D000818:Animals; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D018732:Forensic Anthropology; D006801:Humans; D013552:Swine / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D001503:Ursidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology