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Forensic anthropology : current methods and practice / Angi M. Christensen, Nicholas V. Passalacqua and Eric J. Bartelink.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Amsterdam : Academic Press, c2014.Description: xvi, 448 p. : illustrations ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780124186712
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 614.17 23 C554
Contents:
Chapter 1. Introduction-- Chapter 2. Human osteology and odontology -- Chapter 3. Skeletal examination and documentation methods -- Chapter 4. Medicolegal significance -- Chapter 5. Forensic taphonomy -- Chapter 6. Forensic archaeology and scence processing methods -- Chapter 7. Processing and preparing remains -- Chapter 8. Sex estimation -- Chapter 9. Ancestry estimation -- Chapter 10. Age estimation -- Chapter 11. Stature estimation -- Chapter 12. Individual skeletal variation -- Chapter 13. Analysis of skeletal trauma -- Chapter 14. Personal identification -- Chapter 15. Contemporary issues in forensic anthropology-- Index.
Summary: Approaches forensic anthropology as a modern science, introducing the reader to a fresh perspective of the field. This book focuses on modern methods, advances in research and technology, and challenges in the science of forensic anthropology.
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Books ISI Library, Kolkata 614.17 C554 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 135486
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Includes bibliographical references and index

Chapter 1. Introduction--
Chapter 2. Human osteology and odontology --
Chapter 3. Skeletal examination and documentation methods -- Chapter 4. Medicolegal significance --
Chapter 5. Forensic taphonomy --
Chapter 6. Forensic archaeology and scence processing methods --
Chapter 7. Processing and preparing remains --
Chapter 8. Sex estimation --
Chapter 9. Ancestry estimation --
Chapter 10. Age estimation --
Chapter 11. Stature estimation --
Chapter 12. Individual skeletal variation --
Chapter 13. Analysis of skeletal trauma --
Chapter 14. Personal identification --
Chapter 15. Contemporary issues in forensic anthropology--
Index.

Approaches forensic anthropology as a modern science, introducing the reader to a fresh perspective of the field. This book focuses on modern methods, advances in research and technology, and challenges in the science of forensic anthropology.

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