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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... Individuals Represented, 22 4 Assignment of Sex 25 Criteria for Sex Attribution in the Adult Skeleton, 25 Pelvic Traits, 26 The Skull, 28 Visual Assessment, 30 Discriminant Function Analysis, 31 The Appendicular Bones, 33 Femur, 33 ...
... individuals. Figure 3.1 Figures 4.2 and 4.3 Figures 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7 and 6.8 Figures 8.1 and 8.2 Figure 9.1 Figure 9.4 Figure 9.6 Figure 9.7 Figure 10.1 Figure 10.2 Figure 10.3 Figure 10.4 Figure 10.6a Figure 10.6b Bruce Ramseyer ...
... individual's probable age, sex, race and stature. Novices will learn to understand—and question—the science behind such estimates. And everybody who reads this book xiii FUNDAMENTALS OF FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY: SERIES INTRODUCTION.
... individual dying” (DiMaio and DiMaio, 1993, p. 3). Therefore, causes of death can be as diverse as gunshot wound, melanoma, or toxic shock. While determinations of causes of death are ultimately the call of pathologists, medical ...
... individual—a human female. The direct and cross examination of several osteological experts representing both sides was contentious in the extreme, including what might best be characterized as a courtroom bone quiz. Of the osteological ...
Contents
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PART III PRINCIPAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL ROLES IN MEDICALLEGAL INVESTIGATION | 99 |
References | 152 |
Index | 175 |