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Forensic Anthropology

A Comprehensive Introduction, Second Edition

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Gebonden, 464 blz. | Engels
Taylor & Francis Books | 2e druk, 2017
ISBN13: 9781498736121
Rubricering
Hoofdrubriek : Wetenschap en techniek
Taylor & Francis Books 2e druk, 2017 9781498736121
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Samenvatting

- Offers the most up-to-date and complete introductory textbook on the market
- Contains 250 full color images to illustrate concepts in the text
- Includes, in each chapter, full textbook pedagogy for classroom learning with learning objectives, case examples, key terms, end-of-chapter discussion and essay questions, and additional reading lists
- Covers the latest best-practices from subject matter experts in the field
- Features a full and extensive compliment of ancillaries for qualified professors for classroom use

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.

Specificaties

ISBN13:9781498736121
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Aantal pagina's:464
Druk:2
Verschijningsdatum:16-5-2017
Hoofdrubriek:Juridisch

Over Natalie Langley

Natalie R. Langley, PhD, D-ABFA, is Associate Professor of Anatomy at the LMU-DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine, Program Director of the LMU Master of Anatomical Sciences program, and an adjunct faculty member in the University of Tennessee Anthropology Department.

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Over MariaTeresa Tersigni-Tarrant

MariaTeresa A. Tersigni-Tarrant, PhD, D-ABFA, is an Associate Professor of Surgery in the Center for Anatomical Sciences and Education at the Saint Louis University School of Medicine (SLU SOM), where she serves as the Director of Gross Anatomy Laboratory and Morgue Operations and teaches gross anatomy, embryology and histology.

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Inhoudsopgave

Acknowledgements
About the Editors
About the Contributors
Preface

Part 1: Forensic Anthropology and the Crime Scene
Chapter One: Forensic Anthropology in the United States: Past and Present
MariaTeresa A. Tersigni-Tarrant and Natalie R. Langley

Chapter Two: Skeletal Remains as Evidence
Marin A. Pilloud and MariaTeresa A. Tersigni-Tarrant

Chapter Three: Forensic Archaeology: Survey Methods, Scene Documentation, Excavation, and Recovery Methods
Denise To

Chapter Four: Forensic Taphonomy
James Pokines and MariaTeresa A. Tersigni-Tarrant

Part 2: The Skeleton and Skeletal Documentation
Chapter Five: Human Osteology
MariaTeresa A. Tersigni-Tarrant and Natalie R. Langley

Chapter Six: Human Odontology and the Dentition in Forensic Anthropology
Debra Prince Zinni and Kate M. Crowley

Chapter Seven: Skeletal Examination and Documentation
Lee Meadows Jantz

Part 3: Skeletal Individuation and Analyses
Chapter Eight: Sex Estimation of Unknown Human Remains
Gregory E. Berg

Chapter Nine: Ancestry Methods: The Importance, The History And The Practice
M. Katherine Spradley and Katy E. Weisensee

Chapter Ten: Age Estimation Methods
Natalie R. Langley, Alice F. Gooding, MariaTeresa A. Tersigni-Tarrant

Chapter Eleven: Stature Estimation
Natalie R. Langley

Chapter Twelve: Pathological Conditions as Individuating Traits in a Forensic Context
David Hunt and Kerriann Marden

Chapter Thirteen: Analysis of Skeletal Trauma
Natalie R. Langley

Chapter Fourteen: Introduction to Fordisc 3 and Human Variation – Statistics
Richard L. Jantz and Stephen D. Ousley

Part 4: Human Identification and Advanced Forensic Anthropology Applications
Chapter Fifteen: Time Since Death Estimation and Bone Weathering: The Postmortem Interval
Rebecca J. Wilson-Taylor and Angela M. Dautartas

Chapter Sixteen: Methods of Personal Identification
Angi M. Christensen and Bruce E. Anderson

Chapter Seventeen: Mass Fatalities, Mass Graves and the Forensic Investigation of International Crimes
Pierre Guyomarc’h and Derek Congram

Chapter Eighteen: Advanced Scene Topics: Fire and Commingling
Joanne Bennett Devlin and Nicholas P. Herrmann

Appendix A: Application of Dentition In Forensic Anthropology
Debra Prince Zinni and Kate M. Crowley
Appendix B: Age Estimation in Modern Forensic Anthropology

Bridget F. B. Algee-Hewitt

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