ISBN:
9780429792601
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (333 pages)
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DDC:
614/.17
Keywords:
Forensic anthropology-Case studies
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Editors -- Contributors -- Introduction -- Section I: Estimation of the Biological Profile and Positive Identification -- Chapter 1: Death Along the Tracks: The Role of Forensic Anthropology and Social Media in a Homicide Investigation -- Introduction -- Case Background -- Biological Profile -- Antemortem Characteristics -- Perimortem Trauma -- Skull -- Thorax -- Vertebral Column -- Case Resolution -- Lessons Learned -- Discussion Questions -- References -- Chapter 2: The Skull in Concrete: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Identification -- Introduction -- Forensic Anthropological Analysis -- Identification -- Lessons Learned -- Discussion Questions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 3: The Use of Medical Implants to Aid in the Identification Process -- Introduction -- Case Study -- Lessons Learned -- Discussion Questions -- References -- Chapter 4: Biomechanical Analysis of Long Bones Provides the Crucial Break in Decedent Identification -- Introduction -- Autopsy/Anthropological Findings -- Background in Biomechanical Analyses -- Prediction of Bone Strength -- Identification -- Lessons Learned -- Discussion Questions -- References -- Chapter 5: Race and the Role of Sociocultural Context in Forensic Anthropological Ancestry Assessment -- Introduction -- Case Analysis -- Trauma -- Biological Profile - Sex and Age -- Biological Profile - Ancestry -- Broader Context -- Forensic Relevance -- Lessons Learned -- Discussion Questions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 6: Globalization, Transnationalism, and the Analytical Feasibility of Ancestry Estimation -- Introduction -- A Specific Pacific (Islander)? -- Hearing Hooves and Thinking Zebras -- Lessons Learned -- Discussion Questions -- Acknowledgments -- Note -- References.
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