Chapter 19.2, Problem 1QTC

Summary Introduction

To discuss:

The concerns related to the installation of a human –body farm within a mile from a residential area

Introduction:

A body farm, or a Human Taphonomy Facility, is a research facility allowing the anthropologists to study and analyze the decomposition process of a human corpse in a variety of settings. These body farms were invented by William Bass in 1972, to gain further knowledge of the decomposition processes that take place in a human carcass. These farms allow the forensic anthropologists to develop better techniques for obtaining relevant information such as timing and circumstances surrounding the death of the individual.