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.
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.
Dr. Christensen received her BA in Anthropology at the University of Washington in Seattle, WA (1997), and her MA and PhD in Anthropology at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, TN (2000 and 2003). Since 2004, she has worked for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Laboratory in Quantico, Virginia. She was board certified by the American Board of Forensic Anthropology in 2012 and is also an Adjunct Professor in the Forensic Science Program at George Mason University. Angi is a co-author of the award-winning textbook Forensic Anthropology: Current Methods and Practice, as well as a co-founder and Editor of the journal Forensic Anthropology. Her research interests include methods of personal identification, trauma analysis, elemental analysis, and skeletal imaging. She has published articles in Journal of Forensic Sciences, American Journal of Physical Anthropology, Journal of Forensic Radiology and Imaging, Forensic Science International, Journal of Forensic Identification, Forensic Anthropology, Forensic Science Medicine & Pathology, and Journal of Anatomy.
Inhaltsangabe
1. Introduction to forensic anthropology 2. Human osteology and odontology 3. Skeletal examination and documentation methods 4. Medicolegal significance 5. Forensic taphonomy 6. Forensic archaeology and scene processing methods 7. Processing, resolving commingling, and preserving remains 8. Sex estimation 9. Ancestry estimation 10. Age estimation 11. Stature estimation and other skeletal metrics 12. Individual skeletal variation 13. Analysis of skeletal trauma 14. Personal identification 15. Forensic anthropology in humanitarian and human rights investigations
1. Introduction to forensic anthropology 2. Human osteology and odontology 3. Skeletal examination and documentation methods 4. Medicolegal significance 5. Forensic taphonomy 6. Forensic archaeology and scene processing methods 7. Processing, resolving commingling, and preserving remains 8. Sex estimation 9. Ancestry estimation 10. Age estimation 11. Stature estimation and other skeletal metrics 12. Individual skeletal variation 13. Analysis of skeletal trauma 14. Personal identification 15. Forensic anthropology in humanitarian and human rights investigations
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