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Taylor & Francis Ltd Forensic Anthropology A Comprehensive Introduction 2nd Edition 2021 by Natalie R. Langley, Mariateresa A. Tersigni-Tarrant
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.
Table of contents : 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 Maria Teresa A. Tersigni-Tarrant and Natalie R. Langley Chapter Two: Skeletal Remains as Evidence Marin A. Pilloud and Maria Teresa A. Tersigni-Tarrant Chapter Three: Forensic Archaeology: Survey Methods, Scene Documentation, Excavation, and Recovery MethodsDenise ToChapter Four: Forensic TaphonomyJames Pokines and MariaTeresa A. Tersigni-TarrantPart 2: The Skeleton and Skeletal DocumentationChapter Five: Human OsteologyMariaTeresa A. Tersigni-Tarrant and Natalie R. LangleyChapter Six: Human Odontology and the Dentition in Forensic AnthropologyDebra Prince Zinni and Kate M. CrowleyChapter Seven: Skeletal Examination and DocumentationLee Meadows JantzPart 3: Skeletal Individuation and AnalysesChapter Eight: Sex Estimation of Unknown Human RemainsGregory E. BergChapter Nine: Ancestry Methods: The Importance, The History And The PracticeM. Katherine Spradley and Katy E. WeisenseeChapter Ten: Age Estimation MethodsNatalie R. Langley, Alice F. Gooding, MariaTeresa A. Tersigni-TarrantChapter Eleven: Stature EstimationNatalie R. LangleyChapter Twelve: Pathological Conditions as Individuating Traits in a Forensic ContextDavid Hunt and Kerriann MardenChapter Thirteen: Analysis of Skeletal TraumaNatalie R. LangleyChapter Fourteen: Introduction to Fordisc 3 and Human Variation - StatisticsRichard L. Jantz and Stephen D. OusleyPart 4: Human Identification and Advanced Forensic Anthropology ApplicationsChapter Fifteen: Time Since Death Estimation and Bone Weathering: The Postmortem IntervalRebecca J. Wilson-Taylor and Angela M. DautartasChapter Sixteen: Methods of Personal IdentificationAngi M. Christensen and Bruce E. AndersonChapter Seventeen: Mass Fatalities, Mass Graves and the Forensic Investigation of International CrimesPierre Guyomarc'h and Derek CongramChapter Eighteen: Advanced Scene Topics: Fire and ComminglingJoanne Bennett Devlin and Nicholas P. HerrmannAppendix A: Application of Dentition In Forensic AnthropologyDebra Prince Zinni and Kate M. CrowleyAppendix B: Age Estimation in Modern Forensic AnthropologyBridget F. B. Algee-HewittGlossaryIndex