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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... Skull, 28 Visual Assessment, 30 Discriminant Function Analysis, 31 The Appendicular Bones, 33 Femur, 33 Humerus, 34 Other Appendicular Elements, 35 Miscellaneous Axial Bones, 36 Attribution of Sex from the Skeletons of Children, 37 ...
... Skull, 66 The Postcranium, 75 7 Stature Estimation How Tall Are You, Really?, 77 Estimation of Living Stature from Skeletal Remains, 78 The Fully Method, 79 Stature Estimation From Long Bone Length, 80 Comparison of Methods, 82 ...
... skull fractures and degree of brain injury, and the cause of death may or may not have any direct connection with a cranial fracture. The manner of death is the circumstance that gave rise to the cause of death. In contrast to the ...
... skull does. Since turtle shell is bone (Romer, 1949), simple scanning of chemical spectra will not distinguish it from human bone, but careful morphological observation will. Distinctions between human and other mammalian bone can be ...
Contents
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PART III PRINCIPAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL ROLES IN MEDICALLEGAL INVESTIGATION | 99 |
References | 152 |
Index | 175 |