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Archaeologists discovered fingerprints that were pressed in clay tablet contracts from this time period
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The earliest record of the study of human hand patterns came from Nehemiah. He wrote a paper describing patterns on hands under a microscope.
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Claimed that "the arrangement of skin ridges is never duplicated in two persons." He was the first scientists to recognize this fact.
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He described nine distinct fingerprint patterns including loops, spirals, circles, and double whorls.
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He collected fingerprints and noted that the patterns were unique and weren't altered by age.
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He created a way to identify criminals. His system is called Bertillonage. It was first used in 1883 to identify a repeating offender.
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He improved the fingerprint collection and devised his own fingerprint classification system. He invented a better way of taking impressions.
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He created a system that divided fingerprint records into groups based on their patterns. They put them on a ten card.
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He was credited with solving the first murder using fingerprints. He was able to verify that fingerprints don not change with age.
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The Automated Fingerprint Identification System uses digital imaging technology to analyse fingerprint data. This was originally used in the FBI.
