Advances in Forensic Taphonomy: Method, Theory, and Archaeological PerspectivesWilliam D. Haglund, Marcella H. Sorg 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. |
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Page vi
... Taphonomy : The Symbiotic Relationship 71 Julie Mather Saul and Frank P. Saul 5 Position of Skeletal Remains as a Key to Understanding Mortuary Behavior 99 Mirjana Roksandic 6 Taphonomic and Forensic Aspects of Bog Bodies 119 Don ...
... Taphonomy : The Symbiotic Relationship 71 Julie Mather Saul and Frank P. Saul 5 Position of Skeletal Remains as a Key to Understanding Mortuary Behavior 99 Mirjana Roksandic 6 Taphonomic and Forensic Aspects of Bog Bodies 119 Don ...
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... Taphonomic Fate of Human Remains in Mass Disasters 321 Paul S. Sledzik and William C. Rodriguez III 18 Approaches to the Study of Commingling in Human Skeletal Biology 331 Douglas H. Ubelaker Section 4 : Modification of Bone , Soft ...
... Taphonomic Fate of Human Remains in Mass Disasters 321 Paul S. Sledzik and William C. Rodriguez III 18 Approaches to the Study of Commingling in Human Skeletal Biology 331 Douglas H. Ubelaker Section 4 : Modification of Bone , Soft ...
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... taphonomic data in the context of contemporary death investigations , its non - intrusiveness to the investigation process , and its potential contribution of broader - based data sets . He spreads a welcome mat to taphonomic approaches ...
... taphonomic data in the context of contemporary death investigations , its non - intrusiveness to the investigation process , and its potential contribution of broader - based data sets . He spreads a welcome mat to taphonomic approaches ...
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... taphonomic approaches to remains exposed in both marine and terrestrial environments , the estimation of postmortem interval , and the use of cadaver dogs , particularly for scattered remains . Acknowledgments As always in our endeavors ...
... taphonomic approaches to remains exposed in both marine and terrestrial environments , the estimation of postmortem interval , and the use of cadaver dogs , particularly for scattered remains . Acknowledgments As always in our endeavors ...
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... taphonomic research into forensics to be critical for one simple reason . What can readily be categorized as taphonomic research has a deep history in paleon- tology , one of my two personal choices for the most exciting field of ...
... taphonomic research into forensics to be critical for one simple reason . What can readily be categorized as taphonomic research has a deep history in paleon- tology , one of my two personal choices for the most exciting field of ...
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