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    Mapping moose: moose as a proxy for humans in the mapping of stable isotope values in the Tanana Valley, Alaska for forensic purposes

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    Author
    Dewey, Kathryn K.
    Keyword
    Forensic anthropology
    Forensic sciences
    Human body identification
    Human skeleton identification
    Moose
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    http://hdl.handle.net/11122/12786
    Abstract
    "There are currently 100,000 open missing persons cases and 40,000 sets of unidentified human remains in medical examiners' offices across the nation. Stable isotope analyses can serve as a first line of inquiry to narrow down the possible region of origin for skeletal remains. The analysis of the variation between the isotope ratios of oxygen (¹⁸O/¹⁶O) is of particular value for this purpose. Local water resources determine body [delta]¹⁸O and these values should remain predictable for local fauna and humans. This study fills a void in the isotopic record of interior Alaska. It provides an updated predictive [delta]¹⁸O model for Alaskan drinking water ([delta]¹⁸Owater) and a predictive [delta]¹⁸O model for Alaskan moose ([delta]¹⁸Omoose). A statewide [delta]¹⁸Owater predictive surface was created from collaborative data and this surface was then used in conjunction with sampled [delta]¹⁸Omoose values to create a statewide [delta]¹⁸Omoose predictive surface. These predictive models can in turn be useful for identifying geographic origin of human remains in forensic cases because both [delta]¹⁸Omoose and [delta]¹⁸Ohuman values should approximate the local [delta]¹⁸Owater values with similar fractionation effects"--Leaf iii
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    Thesis (M.A.) University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2009
    Table of Contents
    Introduction -- Scope of study -- Purpose -- Species choice -- Oxygen isotopes and their application to region of origin -- Caveats -- Sample collection and size -- Sample preparation -- Extraction and manual processing -- Chemical processing -- Organics removal -- Diagenetic carbonate removal -- Mapping and modeling -- Model data sets -- Results -- Conclusions/Discussion -- Implications -- Works cited.
    Date
    2009-08
    Type
    Thesis
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    Anthropology

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