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The forensic evaluation of burned skeletal remains: a synthesis

Douglas H Ubelaker1

  • 1Department of Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, MRC 112, Washington, DC 20560-0112, United States. ubelaked@si.edu

Forensic Science International
|November 18, 2008
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