Análisis antropológico forense de restos humanos recuperados en Santa Cruz (Argentina)

Atilio Nasti; Iván A. Díaz; Francisco Echandi

doi:10.24215/18536387e059

Authors

Atilio Nasti Laboratorio de Criminalística y Estudios Forenses. Instituto Universitario de la Gendarmería Nacional Argentina (IUGNA). Escuela de Gendarmería Nacional Argentina (ESCUGEN). Catedra de Medicina Legal Universidad Católica Argentina (UCA). https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3854-4575
Iván A. Díaz Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Museo Etnográfico Juan B. Ambrosetti. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1642-9771
Francisco Echandi Cuerpo Médico Forense de Río Gallegos. Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Santa Cruz. Argentina. Escuela de Medicina de la Universidad de Magallanes. Punta Arenas. Chile. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2647-3132

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24215/18536387e059

Keywords:

interdisciplinary approach, forensic anthropology, pathologies, identification

Abstract

The following work presents the results of the forensic anthropological analysis of human remains found in the Magallanes department, Santa Cruz province, Argentina. The main objective of this work was the determination of individual characteristics (sex, age and estimation of ancestral pattern) and the detection of bone and dental pathologies for identification purposes. The results indicate that the remains might correspond to an older adult male subject at the time of death, while most of the associated pathologies seem to be consistent with this age range. This work aims to incorporate a new interdisciplinary forensic methodology for the region, presenting a systematic and comprehensive approach to the analysis of human remains linked to judicial cases. In the same vein, it encourages raising awareness among members of the security forces, in general, and the judicial system, in particular, about the importance of anthropological information in future forensic investigations.

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