Counting human bone fragments from forensic and archaeological contexts

At the Centre for Forensic Anthropology we have refined a schema that will allow forensic practitioners and archaeologists to estimate how many individuals there are in any one assemblage. This is a time consuming process that is usually undertaken by multiple individuals. In order to standardise data collection from multiple practitioners and collate it to a central location for data analysis we require a simple phone/tablet app that can be used to assess the presence or absence of anatomical landmarks on bone fragments. Ideally the app should work in remote locations (i.e. without stable internet) so data can be stored locally and then synced at the end of each day. The data the app would collect includes location (grave ID), and for each bone a set of between 3 and 12 landmarks, plus information about side (L/R), age (adult, infant etc), and biological sex. Ideally a photo of the bone fragment would also be taken (thumbnail), and a running total for each bone and the site as a whole.

Client


Contact: Ambika Flavel
Phone: None
Email: [email protected]
Preferred contact: Email
Location: UWA, School of Social Sciences

IP Exploitation Model


The IP exploitation model requested by the Client is: Creative Commons (open source) http://creativecommons.org.au/


Department of Computer Science & Software Engineering
The University of Western Australia
Last modified: 12 July 2024
Modified By: Michael Wise 		UWA