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Record Nr.

UNINA9910800061703321

Titolo

Forensic anthropology : 2000 to 2010 / / edited by Sue Black and Eilidh Ferguson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton : , : CRC Press, , 2011

ISBN

0-429-25109-2

1-4398-4589-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (414 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BlackSue M

FergusonEilidh

Disciplina

614/.17

Soggetti

Forensic anthropology

Forensic sciences

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; Contents; Foreword; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Chapter 1: Age Determination in the Juvenile; Chapter 2: Age Determination in the Adult; Chapter 3: Sex Determination; Chapter 4: Stature; Chapter 5: Race and Ancestry; Chapter 6: Dental Identification; Chapter 7: Skeletal Trauma; Chapter 8: Bone Pathology; Chapter 9: Taphonomy; Chapter 10: Comparative Osteology; Chapter 11: Identification from Soft Tissues; Chapter 12: Facial Identification of the Dead; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

Advances in our ability to analyse information from skeletal remains and subsequent developments in the field of forensic anthropology make it possible to identify more victims of homicides, mass-fatality disasters, and genocide. Summarizing the vast collection of international literature that has developed over the past decade, Forensic Anthropology: 2000 to 2010 explores critical themes fundamental to this evolving topic. A superior supplemental text for any physical anthropology or archaeology class, this volume provides an ideal starting point for advanced exploration a