Title Advances in forensic taphonomy : method, theory, and archaeological perspectives / edited by William D. Haglund, Marcella H. Sorg

Published Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press, ©2002

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Description 1 online resource (xxxii, 507 pages) : illustrations, maps Contents Multidisciplinary Forewords: Foreword from Pathology / Donald Reay.-- Foreword from Paleontology / R. Lee Lyman.-- Foreword from Archaeology: A Pilgrim in Forensic Archaeology -- A Personal View / J.R. Hunter Section 1: Theoretical Perspectives: Advancing Forensic Taphonomy: Purpose, Theory, and Practice / Marcella H. Sorg and William D. Haglund.-- Is Forensic Taphonomy Scientific? / Jon Nordby Section 2: The Biogeographic Context: An Autopsy of the Grave: Recognizing, Collecting, and Preserving Forensic Goetaphonomic Evidence / Michael Hochrein.-- Forensics, Archaeology, and Taphonomy: The Symbiotic Relationship / Julie Saul and Frank Saul.-- Position of Skeletal Remains as a Key to Understanding Mortuary Behavior / Mirjana Roksandic.-- Taphonomic and Forensic Aspects of Bog Bodies / Don Brothwell and Heather Gill-Robinson.-- The Effect of Cultivation on Buried Human Remains / William D. Haglund, Melissa Connor, and Douglas Scott.-- Detection and Recovery of Abducted and Murdered Children: Behavioral and Taphonomic Influences / Robert Morton and Wayne Lord.-- Insects Associated with the Body: Their Use and Analysis / Gail Anderson and Valerie Cervenka.-- Human Remains in Water Environments / William D. Haglund and Marcella H. Sorg.-- Floating Remains on Pacific Northwest Waters / Curtis Ebbesmeyer and William Haglund Section 3: Mass Fatalities and Mass Graves: Recent Mass Graves, An Introduction / William D. Haglund.-- Taphonomy of a Karstic Cave Execution Site at Hrgar, Bosnia-Herzegovina / Tal Simmons.-- Mass Graves and the Collection of Forensic Evidence: Genocide, War Crimes, and Crimes Against Humanity / Stefan Schmitt.-- Postburial Disturbance of Graves in Bosnia-Herzegovina / Mark Skinner, Heather York, and Melissa Connor.-- Cannibalism or Violent Death Alone? Human Remains at a Small Anasazi Site / Sally Graver, Kristin Sobolik, and John Whittaker.-- Damnum Fatale: The Taphonomic Fate of Human Remains in Mass Disasters / Paul Sledzik and William Rodriguez III.-- Approaches to the Study of Commingling in Human Skeletal Biology / Douglas Ubelaker Section 4: Modification of Bone, Soft Tissue, and Associated Materials: Detecting the Postburial Fragmentation of Carpals, Tarsals, and Phalanges / Christyann Darwent and R. Lee Lyman.-- Degradation of Clothing and Other Dress Materials Associated with Buried Bodies of Both Archaeological and Forensic Interest / R.C. Janaway.-- Taphonomic Context of Sharp-Force Trauma in Suspected Cases of Human Mutilation and Dismemberment / Steven A. Symes et. alia.-- A Critical Look at Methods for Recovering, Evaluating, and Interpreting Cremated Human Remains / Pamela Correia and Owen Beattie.-- Recovery and Interpretation of the Fatal Fire Victim: The Role of Forensic Anthropology / Dennis Dirkmaat.-- The Use of DNA in the Identification of Postmortem Remains / Michelle Harvey and Mary-Claire King.-- Disarticulation Pattern and Tooth Mark Artifacts Associated with Pig Scavenging of Human Remains: A Case Study / Hugh Berryman Summary "Liberally illustrated with photographs, maps, and other images, Advances in Forensic Taphonomy: Method, Theory, and Archaeological Perspectives offers modern techniques for obtaining clues from postmortem evidence. This bestselling reference examines techniques in recovery and analysis, coverage of mass grave investigation, applications of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA techniques, interpretation of burned human remains, the discrimination of trauma from postmortem change, and taphonomic interpretation of water deaths both at the scene and in the lab. It also discusses microenvironmental variation and decomposition in different environments, as well as geochemical and entomological analysis."--Publisher's description Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Print version record Subject Forensic taphonomy. Physical anthropology. Forensic sciences. Criminology. Anthropology. Social sciences. Forensic anthropology. Forensic Anthropology -- methods Anthropology, Physical Forensic Sciences Criminology Anthropology Social Sciences Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena Forensic Anthropology Forensic Medicine -- methods physical anthropology. forensic science. criminology. anthropology. social sciences. MEDICAL -- Forensic Medicine. MEDICAL -- Preventive Medicine. MEDICAL -- Public Health. Social sciences Physical anthropology Forensic sciences Forensic anthropology Criminology Anthropology Forensic taphonomy Anthropologie médico-légale. Rechtsmedizin Taphonomie Archeologie. Gerechtelijke technologie. Tafonomia (métodos;teoria) Antropologia física. Taphonomie. Form Electronic book Author Haglund, William D Sorg, Marcella H LC no. 2001029514 ISBN 9781420058352 1420058355 9780429249037 0429249039

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