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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464982803321

Titolo

Research methods in human skeletal biology [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Elizabeth DiGangi, Megan Moore

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boston, MA, : Academic Press

Amsterdam, : Elsevier, 2012, c2013

ISBN

1-283-59447-1

9786613906922

0-12-385190-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (573 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

DiGangiElizabeth A

MooreMegan K

Disciplina

599.9/47

612.751072

612.76

Soggetti

Forensic anthropology - Research

Forensic anthropology

Medical jurisprudence

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Dedication; Research Methods in Human Skeletal Biology; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Contributors; Part IIntroduction to Researchin Skeletal Biology; Chapter 1 - Introduction to Skeletal Biology; GOALS OF THIS TEXTBOOK; WHY STUDY THE HUMAN SKELETON?; A CONCISE (AND ABRIDGED) OVERVIEW AND HISTORY OF THEMES IN PHYSICAL/BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY RELEVANT TO HUMAN SKELETAL BIOLOGY; FORMAT OF THIS BOOK; HOW TO USE THIS BOOK; FINAL THOUGHTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter2 - Application of the Scientific Method to Skeletal Biology

INTRODUCTION TO SCIENCETHE SCIENTIFIC METHOD; DEVELOPING A RESEARCH QUESTION: HOW TO THINK OF AND DEVELOP IDEAS; PROJECT LOGISTICS; CASE STUDY: THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DISSERTATION TOPIC; FINAL THOUGHTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS;



REFERENCES; RECOMMENDED READING; Part IIResearch on Aspects of the Biological Profile; Chapter3 - Age-at-Death Estimation; INTRODUCTION; SUBADULT AGE-AT-DEATH ESTIMATION; STATISTICS AND ADULT AGE-AT-DEATH ESTIMATION; ADULT AGE-AT-DEATH ESTIMATION; CASE STUDY: BAYESIAN THEORY APPLIED TO THE MULTIFACTORIAL AGE INDICATOR PROBLEM; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES

Chapter4 - Sex Estimation and AssessmentINTRODUCTION; SEX ASSESSMENT VERSUS SEX ESTIMATION; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM: INTRINSIC VERSUS EXTRINSIC FACTORS; SEX ASSESSMENT; METRIC SEX ESTIMATION; PROBLEMATIC AREAS OF SEX ESTIMATION; CASE STUDY: DEVELOPING POPULATION-SPECIFIC SEXING STANDARDS; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter5 - Ancestry Estimation; INTRODUCTION; (BRIEF) HISTORY OF RACE CONCEPT; HRDLIČKA, HOOTON, AND BOAS: THREE KEY FIGURES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE DISCIPLINE; SCIENTIFIC RACISM; MODERN THOUGHT ABOUT ANCESTRY; ANCESTRY AND FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; STATISTICAL APPROACHES

CASE STUDY: ASSESSING ANCESTRY FOR AN UNKNOWNFINAL THOUGHTS: THE FUTURE OF RESEARCH IN ANCESTRY ESTIMATION AND HUMAN VARIATION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; RECOMMENDED ADDITIONAL READINGS AND VIEWINGS; Chapter6 - Stature Estimation; INTRODUCTION; METHODS IN STATURE ESTIMATION: THEN AND NOW; PROBLEMS WITH STATURE ESTIMATION; CASE STUDIES: STATURE ESTIMATION; FUTURE RESEARCH IN STATURE ESTIMATION; CONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter7 - Paleopathology; INTRODUCTION; SKELETAL STRESS MARKERS OF BIOARCHAEOLOGICAL VALUE; IDENTIFYING A PATHOLOGY; HOW TO COLLECT PATHOLOGICAL DATA

THE PHOTO KIT AND PHOTOGRAPHS/OTHER IMAGESCHOOSING A COLLECTION: NOT IN A VACUUM; PALEOPATHOLOGICAL INFORMATION AS A PROBLEM-SOLVING TOOL; CONCLUSION: PALEOPATHOLOGY AS AN INVESTIGATIVE TOOL; REFERENCES; Chapter8 - Investigation of Skeletal Trauma; INTRODUCTION; BASIC CONCEPTS IN BONE TRAUMA; TYPES OF TRAUMA IN THE HUMAN SKELETON; NEW THINKING: SKELETAL TRAUMA AS A CONTINUUM; SKELETAL TRAUMA AS A COMPONENT OF ANTHROPOLOGICAL RESEARCH; CASE-BASED ANALYSIS; CASE STUDY: INVESTIGATION OF FRACTURE PATTERNS IN CHILD ABUSE USING A CASE-BASED APPROACH; EXPERIMENTAL SKELETAL TRAUMA RESEARCH

CASE STUDY: EXPERIMENTAL IMPACT BIOMECHANICS RESEARCH INTO CRANIAL BASE FRACTURES

Sommario/riassunto

Research Methods in Human Skeletal Biology will serve as the one location readers can go to not only learn how to conduct research in general, but how research is specifically conducted within human skeletal biology. It will outline the current types of research each specialty within skeletal biology is conducting, as well as a history of what questions have been answered and what remains to be investigated. This book will give the reader the tools they need to set up their own research project in skeletal biology, as well as give them several ideas for potential projects. Each chapter