Forensic anthropology: current methods and practice
This book approaches forensic anthropology using current practices and case studies drawn from the varied experiences, backgrounds, and practices of working forensic anthropologists. This text guides the reader through all aspects of human remains recovery and forensic anthropological analysis. It presents principles at a level that is appropriate for those new to the field, while at the same time incorporating evolutionary, biomechanical, and other theoretical foundations for the features and …
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- Full title :Forensic anthropology : current methods and practice / Angi M. Christensen, Nicholas V. Passalacqua, Eric J. Bartelink.
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This book approaches forensic anthropology using current practices and case studies drawn from the varied experiences, backgrounds, and practices of working forensic anthropologists. This text guides the reader through all aspects of human remains recovery and forensic anthropological analysis. It presents principles at a level that is appropriate for those new to the field, while at the same time incorporating evolutionary, biomechanical, and other theoretical foundations for the features and phenomena encountered in forensic anthropological casework.
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- Publication Date:©2019
- Edition:Second edition
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Academic Press
- Place of Publication:London
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2019
Notes
Previous edition: 2014.
The Physical Object
- Description:xviii, 501 pages : : illustrations (some color) ; : 24 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780128157343, 0128157348
- oclc:on1112375562
- LC Classification:GN69.8
- Dewey Decimal:614.17
Table of Contents
Introduction to forensic anthropology -- Human osteology and odontology -- Skeletal examination and documentation methods -- Medicolegal significance -- Forensic taphonomy -- Forensic archaeology and scene processing methods -- Processing, resolving commingling, and preserving remains -- Sex estimation -- Ancestry estimation -- Age estimation -- Stature estimation and other skeletal metrics -- Individual skeletal variation -- Analysis of skeletal trauma -- Personal identification -- Forensic anthropology in humanitarian and human rights investigations.
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