ISBN:
9780124186712
,
1306284627
,
9781306284622
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (465 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Parallel Title:
Print version Forensic Anthropology
DDC:
599.99
Keywords:
Forensic anthropology Handbooks, manuals, etc
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
Forensic Anthropology: Current Methods and Practice approaches forensic anthropology as a modern science, introducing the reader to a comprehensive and current perspective of the field. This is achieved by drawing on the varied experiences, backgrounds and practices of working forensic anthropologists, and through the use of numerous case studies to explain and highlight relevant principles. This text guides the reader through all aspects of human remains recovery and forensic anthropological analysis, presenting information at a level that is appropriate for those new to the field
Abstract:
Forensic Anthropology: Current Methods and Practice approaches forensic anthropology as a modern science, introducing the reader to a comprehensive and current perspective of the field. This is achieved by drawing on the varied experiences, backgrounds and practices of working forensic anthropologists, and through the use of numerous case studies to explain and highlight relevant principles. This text guides the reader through all aspects of human remains recovery and forensic anthropological analysis, presenting information at a level that is appropriate for those new to the field, as well a
Description / Table of Contents:
Front Cover; Forensic Anthropology: Current Methods and Practice; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Author Biographies; Chapter 1 - Introduction; 1.1 Forensic anthropology; 1.2 History of forensic anthropology; 1.3 Forensic anthropology today; 1.4 Careers in forensic anthropology; 1.5 Layout of this book; 1.6 Summary; 1.7 Test yourself; Definitions; References; Chapter 2 - Human Osteology and Odontology; 2.1 Principles of human osteology and odontology; 2.2 Bone biology; 2.3 Bone growth and development; 2.4 Skeletal anatomy; 2.5 Dentition; 2.6 Summary; 2.7 Test yourself; Definitions
Description / Table of Contents:
ReferencesChapter 3 - Skeletal Examination and Documentation Methods; 3.1 Examination methods; 3.2 Skeletal remains as evidence; 3.3 Case studies; 3.4 Summary; 3.5 Test yourself; Definitions; References; Chapter 4 - Medicolegal Significance; 4.1 The medicolegal context; 4.2 Skeletal versus non-skeletal material; 4.3 Human versus non-human skeletal material; 4.4 Contemporary versus non-contemporary human skeletal remains; 4.5 Other considerations in medicolegal significance; 4.6 Case study: human or non-human?; 4.7 Summary; 4.8 Test yourself; Definitions; References
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter 5 - Forensic Taphonomy5.1 Principles of forensic taphonomy; 5.2 Decomposition and postmortem soft tissue changes; 5.3 Postmortem skeletal changes; 5.4 Scavenging; 5.5 Body movement and disarticulation patterns; 5.6 Estimating time since death; 5.7 Additional considerations in forensic taphonomy; 5.8 Case study - forensic taphonomy; 5.9 Summary; 5.10 Test yourself; Definitions; References; Chapter 6 - Forensic Archaeology and Scene Processing Methods; 6.1 Principles of forensic archaeology; 6.2 Recovery scenes; 6.3 Archaeological methods and theory; 6.4 Detection methods
Description / Table of Contents:
6.5 Recovery methods6.6 Scene documentation; 6.7 Evidence collection and packaging; 6.8 Case study - burial recovery; 6.9 Case study - fatal fire scene; 6.10 Summary; 6.11 Test yourself; Definitions; References; Chapter 7 - Processing and Preparing Remains; 7.1 Principles of skeletal processing and preparation; 7.2 Processing methods; 7.3 Skeletal reconstruction; 7.4 Commingling; 7.5 Skeletal sampling; 7.6 Skeletal preservation; 7.7 Case study - processing; 7.8 Summary; 7.9 Test yourself; Definitions; References; Chapter 8 - Sex Estimation; 8.1 Principles of sex estimation
Description / Table of Contents:
8.2 Morphoscopic (non-metric) analysis8.3 Metric analysis; 8.4 Other considerations in sex estimation; 8.5 Case study - sex estimation; 8.6 Summary; 8.7 Test yourself; Definitions; References; Chapter 9 - Ancestry Estimation; 9.1 Principles of ancestry estimation; 9.2 Morphoscopic (non-metric) analysis; 9.3 Craniometric analysis; 9.4 Postcranial methods; 9.5 Other considerations in ancestry estimation; 9.6 Case study - ancestry estimation; 9.7 Summary; 9.8 Test yourself; Definitions; References; Chapter 10 - Age Estimation; 10.1 Principles of age estimation; 10.2 Age categories
Description / Table of Contents:
10.3 Juvenile (subadult) age estimation
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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