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A Laboratory Manual for Forensic Anthropology,

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Editors: By Angi M. Christensen and Nicholas V. Passalacqua

Publication Date: 30 Jan 2018

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A Laboratory Manual for Forensic Anthropology approaches forensic anthropology as a modern and well-developed science, and includes consideration of forensic anthropology within the broader forensic science community, with extensive use of case studies and recent research, technology and challenges that are applied in field and lab contexts. This book covers all practical aspects of forensic anthropology, from field recoveries, to lab analyses, emphasizing hands-on activities. Topics include human osteology and odontology, examination methods, medicolegal significance, scene processing methods, forensic taphonomy, skeletal processing and sampling, sex estimation, ancestry estimation, age estimation, stature estimation, skeletal variation, trauma analysis, and personal identification.

Although some aspects are specific to the United States, the vast majority of the material is internationally-relevant and therefore suitable for forensic anthropology courses in other countries.

Key Features

Provides a comprehensive lab manual that is applicable to coursework in forensic anthropology and archaeology
Covers all practical aspects of forensic anthropology, from field recoveries, to lab analyses
Includes discussions of human osteology and odontology, examination methods, medicolegal significance, scene processing methods, forensic taphonomy, skeletal processing and sampling, sex estimation, and more
Emphasizes best practices in the field, providing an approach that is in line with today's professional forensic anthropology

About the author

By Angi M. Christensen, Forensic Anthropologist, Federal Bureau of Investigation Laboratory, Quantico, VA, USA and Nicholas V. Passalacqua, Assistant Professor and the Forensic Anthropology Program Coordinator at Western Carolina University, NC, USA

1. Introduction
2. Human Osteology and Odontology
3. Examination Methods
4. Medicolegal Significance
5. Forensic Taphonomy
6. Forensic Archaeology and Scene Processing
7. Processing and Preparing Remains
8. Sex Estimation
9. Ancestry Estimation
10. Age Estimation
11. Stature Estimation
12. Individual Skeletal Variation
13. Analysis of Skeletal Trauma
14. Personal Identification
15. Miscellaneous Topics and Final Case Exercise

ISBN: 9780128122013

Page Count: 338

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Introductory and/or upper-division courses in forensic anthropology, also well-suited for forensic anthropology courses taught in forensic science programs. Supplemental reference for other courses involving human identification, skeletal biology, or human osteology, and as a general reference for professionals with limited training in forensic anthropology, including physical anthropologists trained in other areas of the field (such as paleoanthropology or primatology), archaeologists, forensic scientists, dentists, pathologists, crime and death scene investigators, law enforcement, and legal professionals