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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... Victim : The Role of Forensic Anthropology Dennis C. Dirkmaat 24 The Use of DNA in the Identification 451 of Postmortem Remains 473 Michele Harvey and Mary - Claire King 25 Disarticulation Pattern and Tooth Mark Artifacts Associated ...
... Victim : The Role of Forensic Anthropology Dennis C. Dirkmaat 24 The Use of DNA in the Identification 451 of Postmortem Remains 473 Michele Harvey and Mary - Claire King 25 Disarticulation Pattern and Tooth Mark Artifacts Associated ...
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... victim ; it also highlighted the differences between those questions and those designs which underlie the research - driven excavation of , for example , a Romano - British burial ( Hunter , 1999 ) . Pathological examination of a murder ...
... victim ; it also highlighted the differences between those questions and those designs which underlie the research - driven excavation of , for example , a Romano - British burial ( Hunter , 1999 ) . Pathological examination of a murder ...
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... victim , there is a strong argument to suggest that the end justifies whatever means are necessary to achieve it . In human terms , the recovered buried remains possess a name , a history , and a set of familial relationships . In cold ...
... victim , there is a strong argument to suggest that the end justifies whatever means are necessary to achieve it . In human terms , the recovered buried remains possess a name , a history , and a set of familial relationships . In cold ...
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... victim's state of decay commensurate with the interval since death and with active local carnivore activity , or had the body been moved ? And who is competent to give opinion ? To what extent is this " archaeology " by either U.K. or ...
... victim's state of decay commensurate with the interval since death and with active local carnivore activity , or had the body been moved ? And who is competent to give opinion ? To what extent is this " archaeology " by either U.K. or ...
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... victim , a victim who has not been found , and whose case the police may have wound down ? Is it still possible to remain detached from the event ? The longer and more detailed the case , the more familiar the victim becomes to the ...
... victim , a victim who has not been found , and whose case the police may have wound down ? Is it still possible to remain detached from the event ? The longer and more detailed the case , the more familiar the victim becomes to the ...
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