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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... evaluation and use of the primary literature . The book routinely gives sample sizes ( n values ) and the demographic breakdown of samples . While this scarcely makes for a page - turner , it does allow the reader to evaluate the bases ...
... evaluation for age is advisable to take that into account . The degree of confidence in sex assignment from visual evaluation is hard to quantify . In their textbooks on forensic osteology Krogman ( 1962 ) and Stewart ( 1979a ) report ...
... evaluation , all these methods may require dental radiography in many cases . This may not be possible in some developing countries , but accep- tably accurate age estimates can usually be made from gross examination of largely intact ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
Initial Assessments of Skeletal Remains | 19 |
Assignment of | 25 |
Copyright | |
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