Research projects at the Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory in Iowa State University include building a tool mark image database and developing an algorithm to statistically analyze the images.
In his book entitled Dead Men Do Tell Tales, Dr.William Maples describes a collection of bones belonging to the C.A.Pound Human Identification Lab in Florida.These bones were the bones of:
If it is possible, tool mark evidence should be collected and preserved for analysis.If this is not possible, _____________________________ is a commonly used method of preserving impressions of tool marks.