Resumen

CARVAJAL OVIEDO, Hugo Eduardo. DETERMINACIÓN DE LA DATA DE MUERTE. Arch.Boliv.Med. [online]. 2012, vol.17, n.85, pp. 41-48. ISSN 0004-0525.

The cadaverous Phenomenons, settle down the it dates, the cause of death, but in occasions the cadaverous rot is interrupted producing what is denominated the mummification, for what is necessary certain requirements. It is spoken of three mummification types: natural, intentional and artificial. A revision of the conditions is made that should have for the mummification. One has an analysis of the atypical natural conservative processes ofthe cadaver. It becomes patent what is denominated dates of death, their investigation prescribes legal and conditions singular. The atypical phenomenons, as their name say it, they are strange, especially in our means, among those that are described the mummification by dehydration, saponification, adipocira, corificación, etc., in some cases, the casual encounter of a cadaver in this state, orofsome missing person that was looking for a while or of exhumed human remains. Finally two cases found in the clinic is analyzed I prescribe forensic of the city of Sucre, with pictures of the mummification conditions. Although after one year the characters disappear of recent in the mummies, in occasions, it is possible, to recognize the cause of the death, in particular when he/she is due to mechanical causes, the court wounds, of firearm projectiles and other, it is recognizable the ahorcadura furrow or of strangulation.

Palabras llave : Tanatocronodiágnostico; cadaverous phenomenons; rising ofthe cadaver; dates ofthe death.