Re: article in National Geographic
http://www3.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0610/feature5/index.html
2006-10-06 02:19:37 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
Normally anthropologists do not determine this. They often present the evidence to forensic pathologists who can better make the determination.
In the specific case that you mentioned, the evidence of the arms bound and the animals in cages was used to deduce that the subjects were buried alive. This is an assumption which may or may not be correct.
2006-10-06 02:34:43 · answer #1 · answered by Richard 7 · 68⤊ 0⤋
scratches on the inside of the coffin or dirt in the lungs is a big giveaway
2006-10-06 09:21:53 · answer #2 · answered by videocrew 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
arms look as if trying to dig there way out
2006-10-06 09:22:32 · answer #3 · answered by Johnny f 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1st indication would be dirt in their lungs
2006-10-06 09:22:17 · answer #4 · answered by amelia h 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋