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Forensic Anthropology. Current Methods and Practice
โ Scribed by Angi M. Christensen, Nicholas V. Passalacqua and Eric J. Bartelink (Auth.)
- Publisher
- Academic Press
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 445
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Table of Contents
Content:
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Foreword, Page xi
Preface, Pages xiii-xiv
Author Biographies, Pages xv-xvi
Chapter 1 - Introduction, Pages 1-17
Chapter 2 - Human Osteology and Odontology, Pages 19-53
Chapter 3 - Skeletal Examination and Documentation Methods, Pages 55-89
Chapter 4 - Medicolegal Significance, Pages 91-117
Chapter 5 - Forensic Taphonomy, Pages 119-147
Chapter 6 - Forensic Archaeology and Scene Processing Methods, Pages 149-178
Chapter 7 - Processing and Preparing Remains, Pages 179-197
Chapter 8 - Sex Estimation, Pages 199-222
Chapter 9 - Ancestry Estimation, Pages 223-242
Chapter 10 - Age Estimation, Pages 243-284
Chapter 11 - Stature Estimation, Pages 285-299
Chapter 12 - Individual Skeletal Variation, Pages 301-339
Chapter 13 - Analysis of Skeletal Trauma, Pages 341-377
Chapter 14 - Personal Identification, Pages 379-403
Chapter 15 - Contemporary Issues in Forensic Anthropology, Pages 405-430
Index, Pages 431-448
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