This timely volume on case studies in forensic osteology with background information on how osteological analysis is applied to human/faunal remains found in legal contexts is primarily designed for students of forensic anthropology/osteology who have a background in human anatomy and/or osteology. It also will be of interest to those individuals lacking this background and who may very well want to read the book for its many case studies. Although many journals publish case reports, there are instances when a more detailed and full description of circumstances are warranted. Further, beginning students initially require a more thorough treatment of the thinking behind the application of analytical techniques; an important aspect that may not be covered in the professional literature. Based on the foregoing, the premise of this book is that each case has a unique quality and thus presents unique problems for the analyst to approach. It is important for the reader to understand the limits for forensic osteology by examining not only its successes but also its failures. This book presents this type of information. The chapters appear as follows: Forensic Osteological Analysis: An Introduction; Of Beasts and Humans: A Case of Recognition; Identification of Human Skeletal Remains: Was He a She or She a He?; Sex Determination: XX or XY from the Human Skeleton; Identification of a Missing Person Using Biomechanical and DNA Analysis: A Case Study; DISH Rats and a Rolex; Death on the Danforth; The Identification of the Remains of Don Francisco Pizarro; Clinkers on the Little Bighorn Battlefield: In Situ Investigation of Scattered Recent Cremains; The Wrong Urn: Commingling of Cremains in Mortuary Practices; Cremated Remains and Expert Testimony in a Homicide Case; An Anthropological Investigation of a Rural Homicide Scene; Forensic Osteology of Strangulation; Pathological Changes on Human Skeletal Remains: Before, During or After?; Unusual Skeletal Anomalies and Pathologies in Forensic Casework; Biker¹s Bones: An Avocational Syndrome; Identity Crisis: Two Case Studies‹Success and Failure in Personal Identification Determination; Mass Disasters: Comments and Discussion Regarding the Hinton Train Collision of 1986; The Role of Forensic Anthropology in Human Rights Issues; and Forensic Entomology: The Use of Insects in Death Investigations.
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By Christine Banning (Pensacola, Florida) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Forensic Osteological Analysis: A Book of Case Studies (Hardcover)
Dr. Scott Fairgrieve, the author of this book, is an exemplaryfigure in the field of forensic anthropology, and this book shows it.The book details case studies from the beginning of each case to the end of each case. Because it describes each case with such detail it makes it an excellent book for all forensic students to own. However, Dr. Fairgrieve tries very hard to use lay words and explain ideas and theories so that someone not in the field would also find the book easy to follow. The case studies are up-to-date--using all of the newest techniques in the field of forensic anthropology. Also, each case study has its own unique quality and problems so there is definitely no boredom on the part of the reader. A must read for any serious forensic anthropology student, and a good read for all others.
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In 1984, Ted Rathbun and Jane Buikstra edited a book devoted to the presentation of case studies in forensic anthropology. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
skeletal sex determination, superior cornua, unfractured hyoids, insect succession, pink teeth, forensic osteology, antemortem radiograph, perimortem trauma, chief forensic pathologist, facial reproduction, hyoid fracture, maggot masses, greater cornua, forensic entomology, forensic anthropology, insect evidence, sinus patterns, insect colonization, wounding events, forensic anthropologist, osteological analysis, forensic archaeologists, maggot therapy, muscle markings, subpubic angle Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Forensic Sci, New York, American Journal of Physical Anthropology, British Columbia, Don Francisco Pizarro, United States, Forensic Medicine, Forensic Osteological Analysis, Boca Raton, Custer Battlefield, The Postmortem Fate of Human Remains, Van Laerhoven, Churchill Livingstone, Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, Simon Fraser University, United Nations, University of Tennessee, Wounding Event, North American, Human Biology, National Institute of Culture, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Department of Anthropology, Dot Blot, Hamann Todd New!
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In 1984, Ted Rathbun and Jane Buikstra edited a book devoted to the presentation of case studies in forensic anthropology. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
skeletal sex determination, superior cornua, unfractured hyoids, insect succession, pink teeth, forensic osteology, antemortem radiograph, perimortem trauma, chief forensic pathologist, facial reproduction, hyoid fracture, maggot masses, greater cornua, forensic entomology, forensic anthropology, insect evidence, sinus patterns, insect colonization, wounding events, forensic anthropologist, osteological analysis, forensic archaeologists, maggot therapy, muscle markings, subpubic angle Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Forensic Sci, New York, American Journal of Physical Anthropology, British Columbia, Don Francisco Pizarro, United States, Forensic Medicine, Forensic Osteological Analysis, Boca Raton, Custer Battlefield, The Postmortem Fate of Human Remains, Van Laerhoven, Churchill Livingstone, Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, Simon Fraser University, United Nations, University of Tennessee, Wounding Event, North American, Human Biology, National Institute of Culture, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Department of Anthropology, Dot Blot, Hamann Todd New!
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- Human Identification: Case Studies in Forensic Anthropology by Ted A. Rathbun on 7 pages
- Forensic Taphonomy: The Postmortem Fate of Human Remains by William D. Haglund on 7 pages
- Forensic Osteology: Advances in the Identification of Human, Second Edition by Kathleen J. Reichs on 6 pages
- Human Skeleton in Forensic Medicine by Wilton Krogman on 5 pages
- Human Skeletal Remains: Excavation, Analysis, Interpretation by Douglas H. Ubelaker on 4 pages
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- Fundamentals of Forensic Anthropology (Advances in Human Biology) by Linda L. Klepinger in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Advances in Forensic Taphonomy: Method, Theory, and Archaeological Perspectives by William D. Haglund on page 259
- The Bioarchaeology of Children: Perspectives from Biological and Forensic Anthropology (Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology) by Mary E. Lewis in Back Matter
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