Forensic anthropology : a comprehensive introduction /
edited by Natalie R. Langley and MariaTeresa A. Tersigni-Tarrant.
- Second edition.
- 1 online resource (464 pages) : 229 illustrations
Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Editors -- Contributors -- Section i Forensic Anthropology and the crime Scene -- 1 Forensic Anthropology in the United States: Past and Present / 2 Skeletal Remains as Evidence / 3 Forensic Archaeology: Survey Methods, Scene Documentation, Excavation, and Recovery Methods / 4 Forensic Taphonomy / Section ii the Skeleton and Skeletal Documentation -- 5 Human Osteology / 6 Human Odontology and Dentition in Forensic Anthropology / 7 Skeletal Examination and Documentation -- Lee Meadows Jantz -- Section iii Skeletal individuation and Analyses -- 8 Sex Estimation of Unknown Human Skeletal Remains / 9 Ancestry Estimation: The Importance, The History, and The Practice / 10 Age Estimation Methods / 11 Stature Estimation / 12 Pathological Conditions as Individuating Traits in a Forensic Context / 13 Analysis of Skeletal Trauma / 14 Introduction to Fordisc 3 and Human Variation Statistics / Section iV Human identification and Advanced Forensic Anthropology Applications -- 15 Time Since Death Estimation and Bone Weathering: The Postmortem Interval / 16 Methods of Personal Identification / 17 Mass Fatalities, Mass Graves, and the Forensic Investigation of International Crimes / 18 Advanced Scene Topics—Fire and Commingling / Appendix A: Application of Dentition in Forensic Anthropology / Appendix B: Age Estimation in Modern Forensic Anthropology / Glossary -- Index. MariaTeresa A. Tersigni-Tarrant and Natalie R. Langley -- Marin A. Pilloud and MariaTeresa A. Tersigni-Tarrant -- Denise To -- James T. Pokines and MariaTeresa A. Tersigni-Tarrant -- MariaTeresa A. Tersigni-Tarrant and Natalie R. Langley -- Debra Prince Zinni and Kate M. Crowley -- Gregory E. Berg -- M. Katherine Spradley and Katherine Weisensee -- Natalie R. Langley, Alice F. Gooding, and MariaTeresa A. Tersigni-Tarrant -- Natalie R. Langley -- David R. Hunt and Kerriann (Kay) Marden -- Natalie R. Langley -- Richard L. Jantz and Stephen D. Ousley -- Rebecca J. Wilson-Taylor and Angela M. Dautartas -- Angi M. Christensen and Bruce E. Anderson -- Pierre Guyomarc’h and Derek Congram -- Joanne Bennett Devlin and Nicholas P. Herrmann -- Debra Prince Zinni and Kate M. Crowley -- Bridget F. B. Algee-Hewitt --
This robust, dynamic, and international field has grown to include interdisciplinary research, continually improving methodology, and globalization of training. Reflecting the diverse nature of the science from experts who have shaped it, Forensic Anthropology: A Comprehensive Introduction Second Edition builds off of the success of the first edition and incorporates standard practices in addition to cutting-edge approaches in a user-friendly format, making it an ideal introductory-level text.
9781315300030 9781498736176
10.4324/9781315300030 doi
Forensic anthropology.
MEDICAL / Surgery / General.
SCIENCE / General.
GN69.8 / .F647 2017
614/.17
Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Editors -- Contributors -- Section i Forensic Anthropology and the crime Scene -- 1 Forensic Anthropology in the United States: Past and Present / 2 Skeletal Remains as Evidence / 3 Forensic Archaeology: Survey Methods, Scene Documentation, Excavation, and Recovery Methods / 4 Forensic Taphonomy / Section ii the Skeleton and Skeletal Documentation -- 5 Human Osteology / 6 Human Odontology and Dentition in Forensic Anthropology / 7 Skeletal Examination and Documentation -- Lee Meadows Jantz -- Section iii Skeletal individuation and Analyses -- 8 Sex Estimation of Unknown Human Skeletal Remains / 9 Ancestry Estimation: The Importance, The History, and The Practice / 10 Age Estimation Methods / 11 Stature Estimation / 12 Pathological Conditions as Individuating Traits in a Forensic Context / 13 Analysis of Skeletal Trauma / 14 Introduction to Fordisc 3 and Human Variation Statistics / Section iV Human identification and Advanced Forensic Anthropology Applications -- 15 Time Since Death Estimation and Bone Weathering: The Postmortem Interval / 16 Methods of Personal Identification / 17 Mass Fatalities, Mass Graves, and the Forensic Investigation of International Crimes / 18 Advanced Scene Topics—Fire and Commingling / Appendix A: Application of Dentition in Forensic Anthropology / Appendix B: Age Estimation in Modern Forensic Anthropology / Glossary -- Index. MariaTeresa A. Tersigni-Tarrant and Natalie R. Langley -- Marin A. Pilloud and MariaTeresa A. Tersigni-Tarrant -- Denise To -- James T. Pokines and MariaTeresa A. Tersigni-Tarrant -- MariaTeresa A. Tersigni-Tarrant and Natalie R. Langley -- Debra Prince Zinni and Kate M. Crowley -- Gregory E. Berg -- M. Katherine Spradley and Katherine Weisensee -- Natalie R. Langley, Alice F. Gooding, and MariaTeresa A. Tersigni-Tarrant -- Natalie R. Langley -- David R. Hunt and Kerriann (Kay) Marden -- Natalie R. Langley -- Richard L. Jantz and Stephen D. Ousley -- Rebecca J. Wilson-Taylor and Angela M. Dautartas -- Angi M. Christensen and Bruce E. Anderson -- Pierre Guyomarc’h and Derek Congram -- Joanne Bennett Devlin and Nicholas P. Herrmann -- Debra Prince Zinni and Kate M. Crowley -- Bridget F. B. Algee-Hewitt --
This robust, dynamic, and international field has grown to include interdisciplinary research, continually improving methodology, and globalization of training. Reflecting the diverse nature of the science from experts who have shaped it, Forensic Anthropology: A Comprehensive Introduction Second Edition builds off of the success of the first edition and incorporates standard practices in addition to cutting-edge approaches in a user-friendly format, making it an ideal introductory-level text.
9781315300030 9781498736176
10.4324/9781315300030 doi
Forensic anthropology.
MEDICAL / Surgery / General.
SCIENCE / General.
GN69.8 / .F647 2017
614/.17