The Use of Forensic AnthropologyA forensic investigation requires a team of specialists from many different scientific fields of study along with legal and law enforcement specialists. In recent years, the range of cases on which forensic anthropologists have been consulted has expanded dramatically. The Use of Forensic Anthropology provides these professionals with guidelines fo |
Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction | 1 |
Chapter 2 Some Bones Have Been Found | 7 |
Chapter 3 What the Forensic Anthropologist Can and Cannot Do | 15 |
Chapter 4 Techniques for Recovering Skeletonized Human Remains | 45 |
Chapter 5 Ten Key Questions | 71 |
Chapter 6 Assessing Ancestry Race from the Skeleton | 103 |
Chapter 7 Determination of Time since Death | 113 |
Their Value and Limitations | 121 |
Chapter 10 Skeletal Trauma and Identifying Skeletal Pathology | 145 |
Chapter 11 Putting Your Case Together | 169 |
Report Forms | 177 |
Glossary | 189 |
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Back cover | 207 |
Chapter 9 An Introduction to Forensic Science and DNA | 137 |
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