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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... Buikstra and Ubelaker ( 1994 ) . Ubelaker constructed the chart using data from several sources , and it is applicable to an ethnically diverse population . The plus - and - minus figures are not the span of two standard deviations ...
... Buikstra and Swegle ( 1989 ) found that dry bones were , indeed , the easiest to distinguish post - incineration . The dry specimens had shallow longitudinal fissures extending along the length , and if transverse cracks occurred ...
... Buikstra , J. E. , and Swegle , M. ( 1989 ) . Bone modification due to burning : exper- imental evidence . In R. Bonnichsen and M. H. Sorg ( Eds ) , Bone Modification . Orono , ME : University of Maine , pp . 247-258 . Buikstra , J. E. ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
Initial Assessments of Skeletal Remains | 19 |
Assignment of | 25 |
Copyright | |
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