{"product_id":"a-companion-to-forensic-anthropology-isbn-9781118959794","title":"A Companion to Forensic Anthropology","description":"\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Forensic Anthropology\u003c\/i\u003e presents the most comprehensive assessment of the philosophy, goals, and practice of forensic anthropology currently available, with chapters by renowned international scholars and experts. \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eHighlights the latest advances in forensic anthropology research, as well as the most effective practices and techniques used by professional forensic anthropologists in the field\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIllustrates the development of skeletal biological profiles and offers important new evidence on statistical validation of these analytical methods.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEvaluates 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.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Tables xvi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout This Book xxix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xxxv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Introduction and Brief History of Forensic Anthropology 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Forensic Anthropology: Embracing the New Paradigm 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDennis C. Dirkmaat and Luis L. Cabo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Recovery of Human Remains from Outdoor Contexts 41\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Part II 43\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDennis C. Dirkmaat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Documenting Context at the Outdoor Crime Scene: Why Bother? 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDennis C. Dirkmaat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Determining the Forensic Significance of Skeletal Remains 66\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn J. Schultz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The Application of Ground-Penetrating Radar for Forensic Grave Detection 85\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn J. Schultz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Crime Scene Perspective: Collecting Evidence in the Context of the Criminal Incident 101\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael J. Hochrein\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The Role of Forensic Anthropology in the Recovery and Interpretation of the Fatal-Fire Victim 113\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDennis C. Dirkmaat, Gregory O. Olson, Alexandra R. Klales, and Sara Getz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Forensic Anthropology at the Mass Fatality Incident ( Commercial Airliner) Crash Scene 136\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDennis C. Dirkmaat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Mass Graves and Human Rights: Latest Developments, Methods, and Lessons Learned 157\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHugh H. Tuller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Archaeology, Mass Graves, and Resolving Commingling Issues through Spatial Analysis 175\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLuis L. Cabo, Dennis C. Dirkmaat, James M. Adovasio, and Vicente C. Rozas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Developments in Forensic Osteology 197\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Part III 199\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLuis L. Cabo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Developments in Forensic Anthropology: Age-at-Death Estimation 202\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeather M. Garvin, Nicholas V. Passalacqua, Natalie M. Uhl, Desina R. Gipson, Rebecca S. Overbury, and Luis L. Cabo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Skeletal Age Estimation: Where We are and Where We Should Go 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeorge R. Milner and Jesper L. Boldsen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Adult Sex Determination: Methods and Application 239\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeather M. Garvin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Sexual Dimorphism: Interpreting Sex Markers 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLuis L. Cabo, Ciarán P. Brewster, and Juan Luengo Azpiazu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Morphoscopic Traits and the Assessment of Ancestry 287\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoseph T. Hefner, Stephen D. Ousley, and Dennis C. Dirkmaat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Fordisc 3 and Statistical Methods for Estimating Sex and Ancestry 311\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephen D. Ousley and Richard L. Jantz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Estimating Stature 330\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephen D. Ousley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Developments in Human Skeletal Trauma Analysis 335\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Part IV 337\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDennis C. Dirkmaat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Interpreting Traumatic Injury to Bone in Medicolegal Investigations 340\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSteven A. Symes, Ericka N. L ’ Abbé, Erin N. Chapman, Ivana Wolff, and Dennis C. Dirkmaat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 The Biomechanics of Gunshot Trauma to Bone: Research Considerations within the Present Judicial Climate 390\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHugh E. Berryman, Alicja K. Lanfear, and Natalie R. Shirley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Developments in Skeletal Trauma: Blunt-Force Trauma 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNicholas V. Passalacqua and Todd W. Fenton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Advances in Human Identification 413\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Part V 415\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDennis C. Dirkmaat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Advances in the Anthropological Analysis of Cremated Remains 418\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTraci L. Van Deest, Michael W. Warren, and Katelyn L. Bolhofner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Human Identification Using Skull–Photo Superimposition and Forensic Image Comparison 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNorman J. Sauer, Amy R. Michael, and Todd W. Fenton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 DNA Analysis and the Classic Goal of Forensic Anthropology 447\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLuis L. Cabo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 DNA Identification and Forensic Anthropology: Developments in DNA Collection, Analysis, and Technology 462\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Boyer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI Forensic Taphonomy 471\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Part VI 473\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDennis C. Dirkmaat and Nicholas V. Passalacqua\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Current Research in Forensic Taphonomy 477\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarcella H. Sorg, William D. Haglund, and Jamie A. Wren\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 The Use of Taphonomy in Forensic Anthropology: Past Trends and Future Prospects 499\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMark O. Beary and R. Lee Lyman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VII Forensic Anthropology Beyond Academia 529\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Part VII 531\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDennis C. Dirkmaat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Forensic Anthropologists in Medical Examiner ’ s and Coroner ’ s Offices: A History 534\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHugh E. Berryman and Alicja K. Lanfear\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Forensic Anthropology at the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner 549\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristopher W. Rainwater, Christian Crowder, Kristen M. Hartnett, Jeannette S. Fridie, Benjamin J. Figura, Jennifer Godbold, Scott C. Warnasch, and Bradley J. Adams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 The Many Hats of a Recovery Leader: Perspectives on Planning and Executing Worldwide Forensic Investigations and Recoveries at the JPAC Central Identification Laboratory 567\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaul D. Emanovsky and William R. Belcher\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VIII Forensic Anthropology Outside North America 593\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Part VIII 595\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDennis C. Dirkmaat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 European Perspectives and the Role of the Forensic Archaeologist in the UK 598\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNicholas Márquez-Grant, Stephen Litherland, and Julie Roberts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 The Establishment and Advancement of Forensic Anthropology in South Africa 626\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEricka N. L ’ Abbé and Maryna Steyn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 The Application of Forensic Anthropology to the Investigation of Cases of Political Violence 639\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLuis Fondebrider\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IX Ethics, Overview, and the Future of Forensic Anthropology 649\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Part IX 651\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDennis C. Dirkmaat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 The Pervasiveness of Daubert 654\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephen D. Ousley and R. Eric Hollinger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33 Ethics in Forensic Anthropology 666\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDiane L. France\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34 An “Outsider” Look at Forensic Anthropology 683\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames M. Adovasio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 690\u003c\/p\u003e “In summary, Dirkmaat’s volume would seem to succeed in its stated goal of providing a timely and thorough supplement to generalized textbooks of forensic anthropology.”  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJournal Forensic Sciences\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"There are of course a number of excellent chapters from some of the big hitters in the discipline and it is not surprising that the volume is perhaps on firmest ground in areas such as Forensic Osteology,Skeletal Trauma Analysis and Forensic Taphonomy.\" (Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2015)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDennis C. Dirkmaat\u003c\/b\u003e is the Chair of the undergraduate program in Applied Forensic Sciences and the Masters of Science in Anthropology at Mercyhurst University.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Companion to Forensic Anthropology\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In summary, Dirkmaat's volume would seem to succeed in its stated goal of providing a timely and thorough supplement to generalized textbooks of forensic anthropology.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eJournal of Forensic Sciences\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An innovative and comprehensive coverage of significant topics (past, present, future) and probable trajectories of the field by a nice range of Old Guard, New Blood, national and international scientists.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eTed Rathbun,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eUniversity of South Carolina\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This new book offers detailed recommendations for the recovery of human remains and a current look at new developments in forensic anthropology, including key international perspectives.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eDoug Ubelaker,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eSmithsonian Institution\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Forensic Anthropology\u003c\/i\u003e explores the latest theoretical and methodological work in the field, and includes thorough and up-to-date bibliographies. A wide range of international experts provide a comprehensive assessment of the field of forensic anthropology. The \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e details how forensic profession als determine skeletal biological profiles and explores important new work on skeletal trauma analysis, forensic taphonomy, and statistical validation of forensic analytical methods. The contributors explain the methods and techniques of forensic archaeology, including the preservation of context at surface-scattered remains, buried bodies, and fatal fire scenes. The \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e also offers new perspectives on facial reconstruction; recovery and identification issues related to large-scale mass disaster scenes; mass grave excavation, and human rights goals and practices throughout the world.   “An innovative and comprehensive coverage of significant topics (past, present, future) and probable trajectories of the field by a nice range of Old Guard, New Blood, national and international  scientists.” \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTed Rathbun, University of South Carolina\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e “This new book offers detailed recommendations for the recovery of human remains and a current look at new developments in forensic anthropology, including key international perspectives.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDoug Ubelaker, Smithsonian Institution\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988607025381,"sku":"NP9781118959794","price":60.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781118959794.jpg?v=1761780950","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/a-companion-to-forensic-anthropology-isbn-9781118959794","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}