Advances in Forensic Taphonomy: Method, Theory, and Archaeological PerspectivesThe taphonomic approach within paleontology, archaeology, and paleoanthropology continues to produce advances in understanding postmortem biochemical and morphological transformations. Conversely, advances in understanding the early and intermediate postmortem period generated in the forensic realm can and should be brought to the attention of scie |
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Much of this work was the result of some 10 years of investigation into the deaths
of a number of women who were the composite of the Green River murder
investigation. During that investigation the bodies of young women were
discovered in ...
Much of this work was the result of some 10 years of investigation into the deaths
of a number of women who were the composite of the Green River murder
investigation. During that investigation the bodies of young women were
discovered in ...
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As a result, the boundaries between disciplines can become blurred and even
changed. A distinction sometimes made in health care practice between the
terms "interdisciplinary" and "multidisciplinary" highlights this complication.
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changed. A distinction sometimes made in health care practice between the
terms "interdisciplinary" and "multidisciplinary" highlights this complication.
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Contents
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Forensics Archaeology and Taphonomy The Symbiotic Relationship | 71 |
Position of Skeletal Remains as a Key to Understanding Mortuary Behavior | 99 |
Taphonomic and Forensic Aspects of Bog Bodies | 119 |
The Effect of Cultivation on Buried Human Remains | 133 |
Postburial Disturbance of Graves in BosniaHerzegovina | 293 |
Cannibalism or Violent Death Alone? Human Remains at a Small Anasazi Site | 309 |
Damnum Fatale The Taphonomic Fate of Human Remains in Mass Disasters | 321 |
Approaches to the Study of Commingling in Human Skeletal Biology | 331 |
Modification of Bones Soft Tissue and Associated Materials | 353 |
Detecting the Postburial Fragmentation of Carpals Tarsals and Phalanges | 355 |
Degradation of Clothing and Other Dress Materials Associated with Buried Bodies of Archaeological and Forensic Interest | 379 |
Taphonomic Context of SharpForce Trauma in Suspected Cases of Human Mutilation and Dismemberment | 403 |
Detection and Recovery of Abducted and Murdered Children Behavioral and Taphonomic Influences | 151 |
Insects Associated with the Body Their Use and Analyses | 173 |
Human Remains in Water Environments | 201 |
Floating Remains on Pacific Northwest Waters | 219 |
Mass Fatalities and Mass graves | 243 |
Taphonomy of a Karstic Cave Execution Site at Hrgar BosniaHerzegovina | 263 |
Mass Graves and the Collection of Forensic Evidence Genocide War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity | 277 |
A Critical Look at Methods for Recovering Evaluating and Interpreting Cremated Human Remains | 435 |
Recovery and Interpretation of the Fatal Fire Victim The Role of Forensic Anthropology | 451 |
The Use of DNA in the Identification of Postmortem Remains | 473 |
Disarticulation Pattern and Tooth Mark Artifacts Associated with Pig Scavenging of Human Remains A Case Study | 487 |
Index | 497 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Advances in Forensic Taphonomy: Method, Theory, and Archaeological Perspectives Forensics and criminal justice |
| Editors | William D. Haglund, Marcella H. Sorg |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | CRC Press, 2001 |
| ISBN | 1420058355, 9781420058352 |
| Length | 544 pages |
| Subjects | › › Law / Forensic Science Social Science / Anthropology / Physical Social Science / Archaeology |
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