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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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Detalles Bibliográficos
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
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.