t is disturbed. Documentation continues at each stage of recovery, each time any procedure is performed, and each time that evidence changes hands.
             After the remains have been marked, maped, photographed, they must be collected and packed for transportation to the laboratory for further analysis. To maintain the chain of custody, an inventory of retrieved material should be made, and a log of persons who handled the evidence.
             Once the excavation is complete, analysis begins. The skull exhibits a round entrance wound to the left temporal and an outwardly beveled exit wound to the right temporal. No fracture lines emanate from the entrance wound, but several large lines radiate from the exit wound.
             2. Hypothesize the placement and type of the weapon causing these injuries.
             Round wounds are most likely to occur when both the angle of trajectory and the angle of bullet axis are perpendicular to the bone's surface. Round-shaped wounds indicate that the bullet axis (and therefore placement of the weapon) was at the near right angle to the bone surface (left temporal)
             Gunshot wound: soft-tipped bullet or high-velocity projectile (several large line radiate from the exit wound)
             A blunt force wound is also found on the occipital of this individual. The long axis of the injury is perpendicular to the sagittal plane, and fracture lines radiate outward in all directions. A baseball bat was found in the vicinity of the crime scene.
             3. Describe how this weapon could have been used to produce the injury seen on the occipital. Explain relative to the mechanics of blunt force trauma.
             Blunt force trauma refers to any injury caused by a force that has a wide area of impact on bone. A blunt force wound was found on the occipital of this individual. The long axis of the injury indicates that the baseball bat found in the vicinity of the crime scene caused that wound.
             Baseball bat was probably swung with de...