Natalie R. Langley, Mariateresa A. Tersigni-Tarrant

Forensic Anthropology (eBook, PDF)

A Comprehensive Introduction, Second Edition
Redaktion: Langley, Natalie R.; Tersigni-Tarrant, Mariateresa A.

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 464
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Februar 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781315300023
• Artikelnr.: 56958302

Autorenporträt

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.

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.

Inhaltsangabe

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
Glossary
Index