Tool Marks in Bones and Cartilage

Tool mark examinations hold an eminent place in criminal routine work. Since the fundamental treatises of Kockel [1–3], the examination technique has continually been improved and extended to numerous methods of criminal investigation. Thomas [4] has given a fascinating survey of this development and has listed a series of notable authors. Further important publications are those by Mezger et al [5], Burd and Kirk [6], Burd and Greene [7–9], Flynn [10], Biasotti [11], Burd and Gilmore [12], Rees and Cundy [13], and, in German publications, by Mezger et al [14,15], Nippe [16], Specht [17,18], Bessemans [19], Angermayer et al [20], Winkler [21], Katona [22], and Hantsche and Schwarz [23].