This robust, dynamic, and international field has grown to include interdisciplinary research, continually improving methodology, and globalization of training. Reflecting the diverse nature of the science from experts who have shaped it, Forensic Anthropology: A Comprehensive Introduction Second Edition builds off of the success of the first edition and incorporates standard practices in addition to cutting-edge approaches in a user-friendly format, making it an ideal introductory-level text.
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| Acknowledgments |
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| Editors |
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| Contributors |
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SECTION I Forensic Anthropology and the Crime Scene |
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1 Forensic Anthropology in the United States: Past and Present |
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Maria Teresa A. Tersigni-Tarrant |
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2 Skeletal Remains as Evidence |
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Maria Teresa A. Tersigni-Tarrant |
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3 Forensic Archaeology: Survey Methods, Scene Documentation, Excavation, and Recovery Methods |
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SECTION II The Skeleton and Skeletal Documentation |
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6 Human Odontology and Dentition in Forensic Anthropology |
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7 Skeletal Examination and Documentation |
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SECTION III Skeletal Individuation and Analyses |
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8 Sex Estimation of Unknown Human Skeletal Remains |
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9 Ancestry Estimation: The Importance, The History, and The Practice |
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10 Age Estimation Methods |
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12 Pathological Conditions as Individuating Traits in a Forensic Context |
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13 Analysis of Skeletal Trauma |
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14 Introduction to Fordisc 3 and Human Variation Statistics |
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SECTION IV Human Identification and Advanced Forensic Anthropology Applications |
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15 Time Since Death Estimation and Bone Weathering: The Postmortem Interval |
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16 Methods of Personal Identification |
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17 Mass Fatalities, Mass Graves, and the Forensic Investigation of International Crimes |
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18 Advanced Scene Topics---Fire and Commingling |
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| Appendix A Application of Dentition in Forensic Anthropology |
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| Appendix B Age Estimation in Modern Forensic Anthropology |
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| Glossary |
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| Index |
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Natalie R. Langley, PhD, D-ABFA, is Associate Professor of Anatomy at the LMU-DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine, Program Director of the LMU Master of Anatomical Sciences program, and an adjunct faculty member in the University of Tennessee Anthropology Department.
MariaTeresa A. Tersigni-Tarrant, PhD, D-ABFA, is an Associate Professor of Surgery in the Center for Anatomical Sciences and Education at the Saint Louis University School of Medicine (SLU SOM), where she serves as the Director of Gross Anatomy Laboratory and Morgue Operations and teaches gross anatomy, embryology and histology.
