The forensic analysis of bone trauma and tool marks has evolved into a discipline that integrates traditional pathology with advanced imaging techniques and quantitative methodologies. This field ...

The 4,000-year-old skull and mandible of an Egyptian man show signs of cancerous lesions and tool marks, according to a recent paper published in the journal Frontiers in Medicine. Those marks could ...

One area where these types of trace evidence can be found is when a tool or an object is used to commit the crime. This might represent a crow bar used to pry open a lock or break in to a safe, or an ...

In any trial involving a shooting, there's a good chance that sooner or later the jury will hear testimony from a forensic ballistics examiner. Ballistics testing, and in particular the study of ...

Close up of the disarticulation marks on the base of the tarsometatarsus. Here you can see the v-shaped tool mark and rough edges indicating a stone tool was used. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are ...

Tested by Hewlett-Packard scientists. Made of flawless quartz. Carved with no tool marks — and against the natural axis. The Mitchell-Hedges skull isn’t just ancient. It’s impossible.