The 'relics of Joan of Arc': a forensic multidisciplinary analysis

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  • P. Charlier
  • J. Poupon
  • A. Eb
  • P. De Mazancourt
  • Gilbert, Tom
  • I. Huynh-Charlier
  • Y. Loublier
  • A. M. Verhille
  • C. Moulheirat
  • M. Patou-Mathis
  • L. Robbiola
  • R. Montagut
  • F. Masson
  • A. Etcheberry
  • L. Brun
  • Willerslev, Eske
  • G. Lorin de la Grandmaison
  • M. Durigon
Archaeological remains can provide concrete cases, making it possible to develop, refine or validate medico-legal techniques. In the case of the so-called 'Joan of Arc's relics' (a group of bone and archaeological remains known as the 'Bottle of Chinon'), 14 specialists analysed the samples such as a cadaver X of carbonised aspect: forensic anthropologist, medical examiners, pathologists, geneticists, radiologist, biochemists, palynologists, zoologist and archaeologist. Materials, methods and results of this study are presented here. This study aims to offer an exploitable methodology for the modern medico-legal cases of small quantities of human bones of carbonised aspect.
Original languageEnglish
JournalForensic Science International
Volume194
Issue number1-3
Pages (from-to)e9-15
Number of pages7
ISSN0379-0738
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010

    Research areas

  • Animals, Bone and Bones, Carbon Radioisotopes, Cats, Cooperative Behavior, Cremation, DNA, DNA Fingerprinting, Elements, Famous Persons, Forensic Anthropology, France, History, Medieval, Humans, Mass Spectrometry, Microscopy, Electron, Scanning, Mummies, Polymerase Chain Reaction

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