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Forensic anthropology : current methods and practice /

Forensic anthropology has seen a recent expansion in depth and scope as well as increased attention from the media and the legal system. This constantly evolving science requires a comprehensive introductory text that approaches forensic anthropology as a modern discipline, with attention to theory...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Christensen, Angi M. (Autor), Passalacqua, Nicholas V. (Autor), Bartelink, Eric J. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London, United Kingdom : Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier, 2019.
Edición:Second edition.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 2 |a Introduction to forensic anthropology -- Human osteology and odontology -- Skeletal examination and documentation methods -- Medicolegal significance -- Forensic taphonomy -- Forensic archaeology and scene processing methods -- Processing, resolving commingling, and preserving remains -- Sex estimation -- Ancestry estimation -- Age estimation -- Stature estimation and other skeletal metrics -- Individual skeletal variation -- Analysis of skeletal trauma -- Personal identification -- Forensic anthropology in humanitarian and human rights investigations. 
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