NOTES CHECK FINGERPRINTS: History & Prints

Recovered artifacts show evidence of fingerprints being used in ancient times. In what ancient region did some people sign clay tablets with their fingerprints?

• Assyria

• Babylon

• Scandinavia

• Forbidden Forest

As early as 1623 into the 1800s, what characteristics of fingerprints were known?

• all of these were known between 1600s to 1800s

• ridge characteristics ex: delta and ending ridge

• number of ridges ex: 12 points used to match

• patterns of prints ex: loops and arches

first to use fingerprints in an investigation

used fingerprints for identifying applicants; first time in U.S.

exposed the need for fingerprints in cataloging inmates due to identical names and body measurements of two different inmates

Label the finger prints correctly

a

b

c

Arch

Whorl

Loop

Identify the key pattern of the print:

Groups:

(a) Loop

,

(b) Whorl

,

(c) Arch

• ridges form a series of concentric circles

• 
• 
• typically 0 deltas

• typically 2 deltas

• ridges will enter and exit on the same side

• 
• ridges will enter on one end and exit on the other

• typically 1 delta

Match the following ridge characteristic with the correct name

• Delta

• 
• Spur/Hook

• 
• Bridge

• 
• Ending Ridge

• 
• Bifurcation

• 

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Label the ridge characteristics on the print pictured

f

g

h

e

Core

Bifurcation

Delta

Crossover

Hook/Spur

Ending Ridge

Bridge

Eye

Label the different ridge characteristics:

d

e

f

g

Bifurcation

Crossover

Short Ridge

Bridge

Hook/Spur

Ending Ridge

Eye