human remains
Americanplural noun
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It has been highly successful in helping solve cases involving unidentified human remains and identifying suspects in longstanding investigations.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
In August, human remains, including a jawbone with teeth and dental fillings and rib bones, were discovered at Boulder Beach in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
DNA tests on the human remains are yet to be carried out.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
By analyzing DNA from the plague bacterium preserved in archaeological human remains, scientists were able to reconstruct how the disease spread, evolved, and repeatedly reappeared long after the Black Death.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
Alexzandra Hildred, the head of research and curator of human remains at the Mary Rose Trust stated, “We never expected this diversity to be so rich.”
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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