Fundamentals of Forensic AnthropologyAn essential foundation for the practice of forensic anthropology This text is the first of its level written in more than twenty years. It serves as a summary and guide to the core material that needs to be mastered and evaluated for the practice of forensic anthropology. The text is divided into three parts that collectively provide a solid base in theory and methodology:
The critical and evaluative approach to the primary literature stresses the inherent biological constraints on degrees of precision and certainty, and cautions about potential pitfalls. The practical focus, coupled with theoretical basics, make Fundamentals of Forensic Anthropology ideal for upper-level undergraduates and graduate students in biological anthropology as well as forensic scientists in allied fields of medical-legal investigation. |
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... Cranial Suture Closure, 57 Dental Methods, 58 Microscopic Methods, 60 Other Age Indicators, 62 Concluding Remarks on Adult Age Estimation, 63 6 Deciphering Ancestral Background The Biological and the Cultural, 64 vi CONTENTS.
... –LEGAL INVESTIGATION 9 Trauma Blunt Force Trauma, 102 Cranial Fracture, 102 Hyoid Fracture, 105 Postcranial Fracture, 106 Child Abuse, 106 64 77 89 101 Penetrating and Perforating Trauma, 109 Gunshot Wounds, 109 Sharp Injuries, CONTENTS ...
... cranial fracture. The manner of death is the circumstance that gave rise to the cause of death. In contrast to the myriad possible causes of death, the manner of death has but five categories: natural causes, accident, homicide, suicide ...
... cranial bone. In young animals where sutures have not fused, the plates separate on decomposition just as an infant skull does. Since turtle shell is bone (Romer, 1949), simple scanning of chemical spectra will not distinguish it from ...
... cranial bones at first glance. If you are in the field, in a hurry and in doubt, bag it and sort it out later in the laboratory. NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS REPRESENTED The first task as analysis begins is to lay out all of the skeletal ...
Contents
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PART III PRINCIPAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL ROLES IN MEDICALLEGAL INVESTIGATION | 99 |
References | 152 |
Index | 175 |