A Companion to Forensic Anthropology

A Companion to Forensic Anthropology presents the most comprehensive assessment of the philosophy, goals, and practice of forensic anthropology currently available, with chapters by renowned international scholars and experts. * Highlights the latest advances in forensic anthropology research, as we...

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Main Author Dennis Dirkmaat, Dennis Dirkmaat
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Newark Wiley 2012
John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Wiley-Blackwell
Edition1
SeriesBlackwell companions to anthropology
Subjects
Forensic anthropology
SOCIAL SCIENCE
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Summary:A Companion to Forensic Anthropology presents the most comprehensive assessment of the philosophy, goals, and practice of forensic anthropology currently available, with chapters by renowned international scholars and experts. * Highlights the latest advances in forensic anthropology research, as well as the most effective practices and techniques used by professional forensic anthropologists in the field * Illustrates the development of skeletal biological profiles and offers important new evidence on statistical validation of these analytical methods. * Evaluates the goals and methods of forensic archaeology, including the preservation of context at surface-scattered remains, buried bodies and fatal fire scenes, and recovery and identification issues related to large-scale mass disaster scenes and mass grave excavation.
ISBN:9781118255407
1118255402
9781405191234
1405191236
DOI:10.1002/9781118255377