Electronic Documents on File

The following research and educational documents are available for download as PDF files from the Archeology & Forensics Laboratory. Copyrights are retained by the individual authors who grant permission for their work to be copied and distributed for personal and educational use as long as proper citations are given. Commercial use of these documents is forbidden without the prior consent of the authors.

General Forensic Anthropology

All documents are PDF files.

• Boyle FC (2004). Maceration and Preparation of Mammal Skeletons for Long-Term Curation. Poster presented at the 16th Butler University Undergraduate Research Conference, Indianapolis IN
• Kolatorowicz A (2006). Selection of Variables for Discriminant Analysis of Human Crania for Determining Ancestry. Poster presented at the 58th Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Seattle WA
• Latham KE (2003). Using Amplification of Bacteriophage Lamda DNA to Detect PCR Inhibitors in Skeletal DNA
• Latham KE & MK Ritke (2002). Bone DNA Purification Protocols for Genetic Analysis
• Nawrocki SP (1996). An Outline of Forensic Anthropology
• Nawrocki SP (1997). Cleaning Bones
• Nawrocki SP (1998). Human Remains Policy for the University of Indianapolis Archeology & Forensics Laboratory
• Nawrocki SP & Zambrano CJ (2005).A Test of Meindl & Lovejoy's Method of Estimating Adult Age at Death from Cranial Suture Closure. Poster presented at the 74th Meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Milwaukee WI
• Zambrano CJ, A Kolatorowicz, & SP Nawrocki (2005). Performance of FORDISC 2.0 Using Inaccurate Measurements. Poster presented at the 57th Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, New Orleans LA
• Zambrano CJ (2005) Evaluation of Regression Equations to Estimate Age at Death Using Cranial Suture Closure. Poster presented at the 57th American Academy of Forensic Sciences, New Orleans LA

Forensic Taphonomy

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• Baker-Bontrager A & SP Nawrocki (2005). A Taphonomic Analysis of Burned Remains from the Fox Hollow Serial Homicide Site. Poster presented at the 74th Meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Milwaukee WI
• Kiley S, N Parr, & SP Nawrocki (2006). Extensive Rat Modification of a Human Skeleton from Central Indiana. Poster presented at the 58th Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Seattle WA
• Nawrocki SP (1996). An Outline of Forensic Taphonomy

Forensic Archeology

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• Hochrein MJ (2004). A Bibliography Related to Crime Scene Interpretation with Emphases in Forensic Geotaphonomic and Forensic Archaeological Field Techniques (11th edition)
• Nawrocki SP (1996). An Outline of Forensic Archeology
• Nawrocki SP (1996). Forensic Archeology Protocols Used by the University of Indianapolis
• Nawrocki SP (1999). Ten Basic Points Concerning Human Remains Scenes

Historic Cemeteries

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• Nawrocki SP (1991). Human Taphonomy and Historic Cemeteries: Factors Influencing the Loss and Subsequent Recovery of Human Remains
• Nawrocki SP & E Bell (1991). Abstracts of the Session "Burial Archeology and Human Taphonomy in the Northeast" held at the 31st Meeting of the Northeast Anthropological Association, Waterloo, Ontario, March 16, 1991
• Nawrocki SP et al. (1998). Analysis of Human Skeletal Remains from the Historic EuroAmerican Rhoads Cemetery (12-Ma-777), Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. University of Indianapolis Archeology & Forensics Laboratory Special Report No. 2. Full Report

Historic Archeology

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• Mann R (1994). French / French Canadian Settlement Patterns in the Wabash Valley (abstract). University of Indianapolis Archeology & Forensics Laboratory Special Report No. 1
• Oaks J (1999). Date Nails and Railroad Tie Preservation (6th printing). University of Indianapolis Archeology & Forensics Laboratory Special Report No. 3 (3 printed volumes, 561 pages; to order please contact Dr. Jeff Oaks at oaks@uindy.edu).