Collected Cases of Injustice Rectified or The Washing Away of Wrongs is a Chinese book written by Song Ci in 1247 during the Song dynasty as a handbook for coroners. The author combined many historica
Nomenclature of human bones in Sòng Cí: Xǐ-yuān lù jí-zhèng, edited by Ruǎn Qíxīn (1843).
Forensic entomology
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Forensic entomology is a branch of applied entomology that uses insects and other arthropods as a basis for legal evidence. Insects may be found on cadavers or elsewhere around crime scenes in the int
Collected Cases of Injustice Rectified
…must immediately examine the case personally. In The Washing Away of Wrongs (an alternative translated title of the same book), the first documented forensic entomology case is reported. In 1235 A.D., a stabbing occurred in a Chinese village. By testing different blades on an animal carcass, it was determined that the…
Pinned blowflies, studied in forensic entomology
Life cycle of a fly
Fresh stage
Bloat stage