Fundamentals of forensic anthropology [[electronic resource] /] / Linda L. Klepinger
| Fundamentals of forensic anthropology [[electronic resource] /] / Linda L. Klepinger |
| Autore | Klepinger Linda L |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Liss, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (201 p.) |
| Disciplina |
599.9
614.17 614/.17 |
| Collana | Foundations of human biology |
| Soggetto topico |
Forensic anthropology
Forensic osteology Anthropometry |
| ISBN |
1-280-51722-0
9786610517220 0-470-00772-9 0-470-00771-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
FUNDAMENTALS OF FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; CONTENTS; PHOTO CREDITS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; SERIES INTRODUCTION; PART I BACKGROUND SETTING FOR FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; 1 Introduction; Overview of the Field; Education and Training; Overview of the Book; 2 The Role of Forensic Anthropology in Historical Context; The Somewhat Difficult Birth of a Specialty; The Middle Years; Approaching Senescence?; PART II TOWARDS PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION; 3 Initial Assessments of Skeletal Remains; Human or Not?; Number of Individuals Represented; 4 Assignment of Sex; Criteria for Sex Attribution in the Adult Skeleton
Pelvic TraitsThe Skull; Visual Assessment; Discriminant Function Analysis; The Appendicular Bones; Femur; Humerus; Other Appendicular Elements; Miscellaneous Axial Bones; Attribution of Sex from the Skeletons of Children; Figuring the Error Rate; 5 Age Estimation; The Early Years; Dental Age; Bone Age; Long Bone Length; Union of Primary Ossification Centers; Epiphyseal Fusion; The Adult Years; Macroscopic Methods; Face of the Pubic Symphysis; Sternal Extremity of the Rib; The Auricular Surface; Cranial Suture Closure; Dental Methods; Microscopic Methods; Other Age Indicators Concluding Remarks on Adult Age Estimation6 Deciphering Ancestral Background; The Biological and the Cultural; The Biological Context; The Cultural Component; Skeletal Indicators; The Skull; The Postcranium; 7 Stature Estimation; How Tall Are You, Really?; Estimation of Living Stature from Skeletal Remains; The Fully Method; Stature Estimation From Long Bone Length; Comparison of Methods; Reporting Stature Estimates; Correcting Stature Estimates for Older Adults; Secular Trend; Stature Estimates from Fragmentary Long Bones; Stature Estimation from Short Bone Length; Footwear and Foot Length 8 Skeletal Markers of Activity and Life HistoryChildbirth Indicators; Handedness; Other Activity Markers; Partial Medical History; Medical Radiology; PART III PRINCIPAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL ROLES IN MEDICAL-LEGAL INVESTIGATION; 9 Trauma; Blunt Force Trauma; Cranial Fracture; Hyoid Fracture; Postcranial Fracture; Child Abuse; Penetrating and Perforating Trauma; Gunshot Wounds; Sharp Injuries; 10 The Postmortem Period; Estimation of the Postmortem Interval; Postmortem Events; Carnivore Scavenging; Cremation; Has the Body Been Burned?; Fracturing; Bone Shrinkage; Dismemberment Ritual Use of Skeletal Material11 Professionalism, Ethics, and the Expert Witness; The Expert Witness; Standards and Credentials for Expert Testimony; Some Practical Issues; Ethics; Science in the Courtroom: Two Unfortunate Examples; When Good Science is not Presented; When Good Science is Ignored; 12 Genetics and DNA; Serology and Mendelian Genetics; Forensic DNA Analysis; Legal Considerations; References; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910585794803321 |
Klepinger Linda L
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| Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Liss, c2006 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Fundamentals of forensic anthropology [[electronic resource] /] / Linda L. Klepinger
| Fundamentals of forensic anthropology [[electronic resource] /] / Linda L. Klepinger |
| Autore | Klepinger Linda L |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Liss, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (201 p.) |
| Disciplina |
599.9
614.17 614/.17 |
| Collana | Foundations of human biology |
| Soggetto topico |
Forensic anthropology
Forensic osteology Anthropometry |
| ISBN |
1-280-51722-0
9786610517220 0-470-00772-9 0-470-00771-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
FUNDAMENTALS OF FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; CONTENTS; PHOTO CREDITS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; SERIES INTRODUCTION; PART I BACKGROUND SETTING FOR FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; 1 Introduction; Overview of the Field; Education and Training; Overview of the Book; 2 The Role of Forensic Anthropology in Historical Context; The Somewhat Difficult Birth of a Specialty; The Middle Years; Approaching Senescence?; PART II TOWARDS PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION; 3 Initial Assessments of Skeletal Remains; Human or Not?; Number of Individuals Represented; 4 Assignment of Sex; Criteria for Sex Attribution in the Adult Skeleton
Pelvic TraitsThe Skull; Visual Assessment; Discriminant Function Analysis; The Appendicular Bones; Femur; Humerus; Other Appendicular Elements; Miscellaneous Axial Bones; Attribution of Sex from the Skeletons of Children; Figuring the Error Rate; 5 Age Estimation; The Early Years; Dental Age; Bone Age; Long Bone Length; Union of Primary Ossification Centers; Epiphyseal Fusion; The Adult Years; Macroscopic Methods; Face of the Pubic Symphysis; Sternal Extremity of the Rib; The Auricular Surface; Cranial Suture Closure; Dental Methods; Microscopic Methods; Other Age Indicators Concluding Remarks on Adult Age Estimation6 Deciphering Ancestral Background; The Biological and the Cultural; The Biological Context; The Cultural Component; Skeletal Indicators; The Skull; The Postcranium; 7 Stature Estimation; How Tall Are You, Really?; Estimation of Living Stature from Skeletal Remains; The Fully Method; Stature Estimation From Long Bone Length; Comparison of Methods; Reporting Stature Estimates; Correcting Stature Estimates for Older Adults; Secular Trend; Stature Estimates from Fragmentary Long Bones; Stature Estimation from Short Bone Length; Footwear and Foot Length 8 Skeletal Markers of Activity and Life HistoryChildbirth Indicators; Handedness; Other Activity Markers; Partial Medical History; Medical Radiology; PART III PRINCIPAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL ROLES IN MEDICAL-LEGAL INVESTIGATION; 9 Trauma; Blunt Force Trauma; Cranial Fracture; Hyoid Fracture; Postcranial Fracture; Child Abuse; Penetrating and Perforating Trauma; Gunshot Wounds; Sharp Injuries; 10 The Postmortem Period; Estimation of the Postmortem Interval; Postmortem Events; Carnivore Scavenging; Cremation; Has the Body Been Burned?; Fracturing; Bone Shrinkage; Dismemberment Ritual Use of Skeletal Material11 Professionalism, Ethics, and the Expert Witness; The Expert Witness; Standards and Credentials for Expert Testimony; Some Practical Issues; Ethics; Science in the Courtroom: Two Unfortunate Examples; When Good Science is not Presented; When Good Science is Ignored; 12 Genetics and DNA; Serology and Mendelian Genetics; Forensic DNA Analysis; Legal Considerations; References; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910829823703321 |
Klepinger Linda L
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| Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Liss, c2006 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Fundamentals of forensic anthropology / / Linda L. Klepinger
| Fundamentals of forensic anthropology / / Linda L. Klepinger |
| Autore | Klepinger Linda L |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Liss, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (201 p.) |
| Disciplina | 614/.17 |
| Collana | Foundations of human biology |
| Soggetto topico |
Forensic anthropology
Forensic osteology Anthropometry |
| ISBN |
9786610517220
9781280517228 1280517220 9780470007723 0470007729 9780470007716 0470007710 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
FUNDAMENTALS OF FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; CONTENTS; PHOTO CREDITS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; SERIES INTRODUCTION; PART I BACKGROUND SETTING FOR FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; 1 Introduction; Overview of the Field; Education and Training; Overview of the Book; 2 The Role of Forensic Anthropology in Historical Context; The Somewhat Difficult Birth of a Specialty; The Middle Years; Approaching Senescence?; PART II TOWARDS PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION; 3 Initial Assessments of Skeletal Remains; Human or Not?; Number of Individuals Represented; 4 Assignment of Sex; Criteria for Sex Attribution in the Adult Skeleton
Pelvic TraitsThe Skull; Visual Assessment; Discriminant Function Analysis; The Appendicular Bones; Femur; Humerus; Other Appendicular Elements; Miscellaneous Axial Bones; Attribution of Sex from the Skeletons of Children; Figuring the Error Rate; 5 Age Estimation; The Early Years; Dental Age; Bone Age; Long Bone Length; Union of Primary Ossification Centers; Epiphyseal Fusion; The Adult Years; Macroscopic Methods; Face of the Pubic Symphysis; Sternal Extremity of the Rib; The Auricular Surface; Cranial Suture Closure; Dental Methods; Microscopic Methods; Other Age Indicators Concluding Remarks on Adult Age Estimation6 Deciphering Ancestral Background; The Biological and the Cultural; The Biological Context; The Cultural Component; Skeletal Indicators; The Skull; The Postcranium; 7 Stature Estimation; How Tall Are You, Really?; Estimation of Living Stature from Skeletal Remains; The Fully Method; Stature Estimation From Long Bone Length; Comparison of Methods; Reporting Stature Estimates; Correcting Stature Estimates for Older Adults; Secular Trend; Stature Estimates from Fragmentary Long Bones; Stature Estimation from Short Bone Length; Footwear and Foot Length 8 Skeletal Markers of Activity and Life HistoryChildbirth Indicators; Handedness; Other Activity Markers; Partial Medical History; Medical Radiology; PART III PRINCIPAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL ROLES IN MEDICAL-LEGAL INVESTIGATION; 9 Trauma; Blunt Force Trauma; Cranial Fracture; Hyoid Fracture; Postcranial Fracture; Child Abuse; Penetrating and Perforating Trauma; Gunshot Wounds; Sharp Injuries; 10 The Postmortem Period; Estimation of the Postmortem Interval; Postmortem Events; Carnivore Scavenging; Cremation; Has the Body Been Burned?; Fracturing; Bone Shrinkage; Dismemberment Ritual Use of Skeletal Material11 Professionalism, Ethics, and the Expert Witness; The Expert Witness; Standards and Credentials for Expert Testimony; Some Practical Issues; Ethics; Science in the Courtroom: Two Unfortunate Examples; When Good Science is not Presented; When Good Science is Ignored; 12 Genetics and DNA; Serology and Mendelian Genetics; Forensic DNA Analysis; Legal Considerations; References; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911018922003321 |
Klepinger Linda L
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| Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Liss, c2006 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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