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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Also suspicious on the radiograph are the paired radio-opaque areas about the
distal metacarpals, which result from multiple sesamoid bones in far greater
numbers than are ever found in humans. One might reasonably consider that in
most ...
Also suspicious on the radiograph are the paired radio-opaque areas about the
distal metacarpals, which result from multiple sesamoid bones in far greater
numbers than are ever found in humans. One might reasonably consider that in
most ...
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Contents
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PART III PRINCIPAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL ROLES IN MEDICALLEGAL INVESTIGATION | 99 |
References | 152 |
Index | 175 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Fundamentals of Forensic Anthropology Volume 1 of Advances in Human Biology |
| Author | Linda L. Klepinger |
| Publisher | John Wiley & Sons, 2006 |
| ISBN | 0470007710, 9780470007716 |
| Length | 200 pages |
| Subjects | › › Science / Life Sciences / Biology Social Science / Anthropology / Physical |
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