Title Forensic anthropology : current methods and practice / Angi M. Christensen, Nicholas V. Passalacqua, Eric J. Bartelink

Published Amsterdam : Elsevier Academic Press, 2014

Table of Contents
	Foreword					xi
	Preface					xiii
	Author Biographies					xv
ch. 1	Introduction					1
1.1.	Forensic anthropology					1
1.2.	History of forensic anthropology					2
1.3.	Forensic anthropology today					3
1.4.	Careers in forensic anthropology					5
1.5.	Layout of this book					13
1.6.	Summary					15
1.7.	Test yourself					16
	Definitions					16
	References					17
ch. 2	Human Osteology and Odontology					19
2.1.	Principles of human osteology and odontology					19
2.2.	Bone biology					20
2.3.	Bone growth and development					22
2.4.	Skeletal anatomy					24
2.5.	Dentition					38
2.6.	Summary					51
2.7.	Test yourself					51
	Definitions					51
	References					53
ch. 3	Skeletal Examination and Documentation Methods					55
3.1.	Examination methods					55
	Macroscopic analysis					56
	Metric analysis					57
	Radiology					74
	Histology					76
	Elemental analysis					77
3.2.	Skeletal remains as evidence					79
	Quality assurance					80
	Case documentation					80
	Reporting and report writing					82
3.3.	Case studies					83
3.4.	Summary					85
3.5.	Test yourself					86
	Definitions					86
	References					87
ch. 4	Medicolegal Significance					91
4.1.	The medicolegal context					91
4.2.	Skeletal versus non-skeletal material					92
4.3.	Human versus non-human skeletal material					96
4.4.	Contemporary versus non-contemporary human skeletal remains					105
4.5.	Other considerations in medicolegal significance					111
4.6.	Case study: human or non-human?					111
4.7.	Summary					112
4.8.	Test yourself					113
	Definitions					114
	References					115
ch. 5	Forensic Taphonomy					119
5.1.	Principles of forensic taphonomy					119
5.2.	Decomposition and postmortem soft tissue changes					121
5.3.	Postmortem skeletal changes					125
5.4.	Scavenging					127
5.5.	Body movement and disarticulation patterns					133
5.6.	Estimating time since death					134
5.7.	Additional considerations in forensic taphonomy					139
5.8.	Case study - forensic taphonomy					141
5.9.	Summary					142
5.10.	Test yourself					143
	Definitions					143
	References					145
ch. 6	Forensic Archaeology and Scene Processing Methods					149
6.1.	Principles of forensic archaeology					149
6.2.	Recovery scenes					150
6.3.	Archaeological methods and theory					151
6.4.	Detection methods					153
6.5.	Recovery methods					158
6.6.	Scene documentation					162
6.7.	Evidence collection and packaging					171
6.8.	Case study - burial recovery					171
6.9.	Case study - fatal fire scene					174
6.10.	Summary					175
6.11.	Test yourself					176
	Definitions					176
	References					177
ch. 7	Processing and Preparing Remains					179
7.1.	Principles of skeletal processing and preparation					179
7.2.	Processing methods					180
7.3.	Skeletal reconstruction					186
7.4.	Commingling					187
7.5.	Skeletal sampling					190
7.6.	Skeletal preservation					191
7.7.	Case study - processing					195
7.8.	Summary					195
7.9.	Test yourself					196
	Definitions					196
	References					197
ch. 8	Sex Estimation					199
8.1.	Principles of sex estimation					199
8.2.	Morphoscopic (non-metric) analysis					202
8.3.	Metric analysis					213
8.4.	Other considerations in sex estimation					216
8.5.	Case study - sex estimation					217
8.6.	Summary					218
8.7.	Test yourself					219
	Definitions					219
	References					220
ch. 9	Ancestry Estimation					223
9.1.	Principles of ancestry estimation					223
9.2.	Morphoscopic (non-metric) analysis					227
9.3.	Craniometric analysis					232
9.4.	Postcranial methods					233
9.5.	Other considerations in ancestry estimation					234
9.6.	Case study - ancestry estimation					237
9.7.	Summary					238
9.8.	Test yourself					239
	Definitions					240
	References					240
ch. 10	Age Estimation					243
10.1.	Principles of age estimation					243
10.2.	Age categories					244
10.3.	Juvenile (subadult) age estimation					246
	Dental methods					246
	Osteological methods					251
10.4.	Adult age estimation					261
	Pubic symphysis					261
	Auricular surface					261
	Sternal rib ends					269
	Histological aging methods					269
	Dentition					272
	General indicators of advanced age					273
10.5.	Other considerations in age estimation					275
10.6.	Case study: juvenile age estimation					276
10.7.	Case study: adult age estimation					277
10.8.	Summary					279
10.9.	Test yourself					280
	Definitions					280
	References					281
ch. 11	Stature Estimation					285
11.1.	Principles of stature estimation					285
11.2.	Full skeleton methods					285
11.3.	Regression methods					287
11.4.	Other considerations in stature estimation					292
11.5.	Case study - stature estimation					294
11.6.	Summary					296
11.7.	Test yourself					296
	Definitions					297
	References					297
ch. 12	Individual Skeletal Variation					301
12.1.	Principles of skeletal variation					301
12.2.	Normal skeletal variation					302
12.3.	Anomalies					305
12.4.	Pathological conditions					313
12.5.	Repetitive activity					331
12.6.	Case study - ankylosis					332
12.7.	Case study - dental anomalies					333
12.8.	Summary					334
12.9.	Test yourself					335
	Definitions					335
	References					337
ch. 13	Analysis of Skeletal Trauma					341
13.1.	Principles of trauma analysis					341
13.2.	Forces, bone biomechanics, and fractures					341
13.3.	Trauma timing					347
13.4.	Trauma mechanism					352
	Blunt force trauma					352
	High velocity projectile trauma					356
	Sharp force trauma					360
	Thermal alterations					363
	Blast trauma					367
13.5.	Cause and manner of death					369
13.6.	Case study - perimortem fall from a height					370
13.7.	Case study - antemortem and perimortem pediatric trauma					371
13.8.	Summary					372
13.9.	Test yourself					373
	Definitions					373
	References					375
ch. 14	Personal Identification					379
14.1.	Principles of personal identification					379
14.2.	Narrowing the pool of potential matches					380
14.3.	Identification comparisons					382
14.4.	Quantitative approaches					392
14.5.	DNA analysis					395
14.6.	Facial approximation					396
14.7.	Case study - radiographic comparison of foot					398
14.8.	Case study - exclusion based on cranial radiographs					398
14.9.	Summary					400
14.10.	Test yourself					400
	Definitions					401
	References					401
ch. 15	Contemporary Issues in Forensic Anthropology					405
15.1.	Forensic anthropology and the broader forensic community					405
15.2.	Forensic anthropology in mass disaster response and disaster victim identification					405
15.3.	Forensic anthropology in conflict and human rights investigations					408
15.4.	Forensic anthropology and human migration routes					411
15.5.	Forensic anthropology in the legal system					414
15.6.	Error and uncertainty in forensic science and forensic anthropology					418
15.7.	New research directions					420
15.8.	Future of forensic anthropology					422
15.9.	Case study - the state of Tennessee v. David William Cosgrif, III					425
15.10.	Summary					426
15.11.	Test yourself					427
	Definitions					427
	References					428
	Index					431

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Description 1 online resource ( xvi, 448 pages.) Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index ReferencesChapter 3 - Skeletal Examination and Documentation Methods; 3.1 Examination methods; 3.2 Skeletal remains as evidence; 3.3 Case studies; 3.4 Summary; 3.5 Test yourself; Definitions; References; Chapter 4 - Medicolegal Significance; 4.1 The medicolegal context; 4.2 Skeletal versus non-skeletal material; 4.3 Human versus non-human skeletal material; 4.4 Contemporary versus non-contemporary human skeletal remains; 4.5 Other considerations in medicolegal significance; 4.6 Case study: human or non-human?; 4.7 Summary; 4.8 Test yourself; Definitions; References Notes 10.3 Juvenile (subadult) age estimation Subject Forensic anthropology -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. Genre/Form Handbooks and manuals. Form Electronic book Author Passalacqua, Nicholas V. Bartelink, Eric J. ISBN 9780124172906 electronic bk 0124172903 electronic bk

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