Atlas of Human Hair

This book contains photographic archetypes for the microscopic characteristics of human hair and their variates of the characteristics seen in forensic examinations, including curl; color; pigment distribution and density; cortical fusi; and ovoid bodies. It provides a comprehensive guide illustrating examples of hair characteristics that must be considered when making a comparison between evidence hair and exemplar hairs from an individual. The documentation of hair characteristics using the scoring system outlined in this atlas allows researchers to develop data regarding the frequency of characteristics within the hairs of one or more individuals and the assessment of whether certain hair characteristics are co-dependent.