Description
- 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.
About the Author
Dennis C. Dirkmaat is the Chair of the undergraduate program in Applied Forensic Sciences and the Masters of Science in Anthropology at Mercyhurst University.
Reviews
"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."
Journal Forensic Sciences
"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)
Book Information
ISBN 9781118959794
Author Dennis Dirkmaat
Format Paperback
Page Count 752
Imprint Wiley-Blackwell
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Weight(grams) 1157g
Dimensions(mm) 244mm * 168mm * 36mm