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New perspectives in forensic human skeletal identification /

New Perspectives in Forensic Human Skeletal Identification provides a comprehensive and up-to-date perspective on human identification methods in forensic anthropology. Divided into four distinct sections, the chapters will reflect recent advances in human skeletal identification, including statisti...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Latham, Krista E. (Editor ), Bartelink, Eric J. (Editor ), Finnegan, Michael (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Academic Press, 2017.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction / Krista E. Latham, Eric J. Bartelink, Michael Finnegan
  • Section I. Advances in biological profile construction. 2. Human skeletal variation and forensic anthropology / Stephen P. Nawrocki, Krista E. Latham, Eric J. Bartelink ; 3. Advances in sex and ancestry estimation / M. Katherine Spradley, Kyra E. Stull ; 4. Advances in cranial macromorphoscopic trait and dental morphology analysis for ancestry estimation / Marin A. Pilloud, Christopher Maier, G. Richard Scott, Joseph T. Hefner ; 5. Evaluating mixture discriminant analysis to classify human mandibles with (hu)MANid, a free, R-based GUI / Michael W. Kenyhercz, Gregory E. Berg ; 6. A decade of development in juvenile aging / Maureen Schaefer, Nicole Geske, Craig Cunningham ; 7. Estimation of immature age from the dentition / Douglas H. Ubelaker ; 8. Adult age-at-death estimation in unknown decedents : new perspectives on an old problem / Kristen Hartnett-McCann, Laura C. Fulginiti, Andrew C. Seidel ; 9. Multivariate regression methods for the analysis of stature / Lyle W. Konigsberg, Lee Meadows Jantz ; 10. Full skeleton stature estimation / Michelle H. Raxter, Christopher B. Ruff ; 11. The history and use of the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) in the identification of unknown persons / Elizabeth A. Murray, Bruce E. Anderson, Steven C. Clark, Randy L. Hanzlick
  • Section II. Advances in molecular and microscopic methods of identification. 12. The utilization of databases for the identification of human remains / Anne E. Osborn-Gustavson, Timothy McMahon, Melody Josserand, B.J. Spamer ; 13. Flexibility in testing skeletonized remains for DNA analysis can lead to increased success: suggestions and case studies / Suni M. Edson, Kimberly A. Root, Irene L. Kahline, Colleen A. Dunn, Bruch�e E. Trotter, Jennifer A. O'Rourke ; 14. Forensic identification of human skeletal remains using isotopes : a brief history of applications from archaeological dig sites to modern crime scenes / Lesley A. Chesson, Brett J. Tipple, Lane V. Youmans, Michael A. O'Brien, Michael M. Harmon ; 15. Applications of stable isotope forensics for geolocating unidentified human remains from past conflict situations and large-scale humanitarian efforts / Eric J. Bartelink, Gregory E. Berg, Lesley A. Chesson, Brett J. Tipple, Melanie M. Beasley, Julia R. Prince-Buitenhuys, Heather MacInnes, Amy T. MacKinnon, Krista E. Latham ; 16. Bomb pulse radiocarbon dating of skeletal tissues / Bruce A. Buchholz, Kanar Alkass, Henrik Druid, Kirsty L. Spalding ; 17. Species determination from fragmentary evidence / Douglas H. Ubelaker ; 18. Bone histology as an integrated tool in the process of human identification / Christian M. Crowder, Janna M. Andronowski, Victoria M. Dominguez
  • Section III. Advances in radiographic and superimposition methods of identification. 19. Overview of advances in forensic radiological methods of human identification / Mark Viner ; 20. Advances in the use of frontal sinuses for human identification / Angi M. Christensen and Gary M. Hatch ; 21. Advances in the use of craniofacial superimposition for human identification / Colleen F. Milligan, Janet E. Finlayson, Colleen M. Cheverko, Kristina M. Zarenko ; 22. Comparative medical radiography : practice and validation / Emily Streetman, Todd W. Fenton ; 23. The computer-assisted decedent identification method of computer-assisted radiographic identification / Sharon M. Derrick, John A. Hipp, Priya Goel ; 24. Skeletal identification by radiographic comparison of the cervicothoracic region on chest radiographs / Carl N. Stephan, Susan S. D'Alonzo, Emily K. Wilson, Pierre Guyomarc'h, Gregory E. Berg, John E. Byrd
  • Section IV. International studies and mass disasters. 25. International advances in identification of human remains / Douglas H. Ubelaker ; 26. Using elliptical Fourier analysis to interpret complex morphological features in global populations / Stephen P. Nawrocki, Krista E. Latham, Thomas Gore, Rachel M. Hoffman, Jessica N. Byram, Justin Maiers ; 27. Forensic anthropology and the biological profile in South Africa / Gabriele C. Kr�uger, Leandi Liebenberg, Jolandie Myburgh, Anja Meyer, Anna C. Oettl�e, Deona Botha, Desir�e M. Brits, Michael W. Kenyhercz, Kyra E. Stull, Clarisa Sutherland, Ericka N. L'Abb�e ; 28. The influence of operational workflow and mortuary environment on identification : a case study from the WWI Battle of Fromelles / Roland Wessling ; 29. Advances in disaster victim identification / Benjamin J. Figura ; 30. Summary: The future of forensic identification methods from the human skeleton / Eric J. Bartelink, Krista E. Latham, Michael Finnegan.