Publication details
Application of SEM-EDX in forensic and historic anthropology through dental fillings
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| Year of publication | 2019 |
| Type | Conference abstract |
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| Description | Chemical composition of dental fillings can help to situate individuals in time and space for usage in forensic and historical connotations. In cemeteries (mainly in the modern era) it can suggest the status of people and in war graves (mainly from WWII) it can help to identify the country of origin. The main advantage of the application of SEM-EDX is a non-destructiveness. Dental fillings are left inside the tooth during analysis so it is a very appropriate approach for such a rare material. The first group of studied samples came from the cemetery from Flora-Olomouc which is dated to 1784-1901 and second group from German soldiers who died in Czechoslovakia during WWII. |