Links have recently been established between the study of death assemblages by archaeologists and paleontologists (taphonomy) and the application of physical anthropology concepts to the medicolegal investigation of death (forensic anthropology). Forensic Taphonomy explains these links in a broad-based, multidisciplinary volume. It applies taphonomic models in modern forensic contexts and uses forensic cases to extend taphonomic theories. Review articles, case reports, and chapters on methodology round out this book's unique approach to forensic science.
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This review is from: Forensic Taphonomy: The Postmortem Fate of Human Remains (Hardcover)
I am a law enforcement officer who is also a search and rescue coordinator. I am occasionally tasked with providing SAR management and resources during forensic searches. I bought the book after my interest was piqued. However, this book has turned out to be INCREDIBLY useful. The section on animal scavangeing (article after article--bears, canine, rodents, insects) is very useful for ME/coroners or LEO. There's some science, but nothing you can't understand if you stayed awake in high school(!) Virtually every time a new question comes up, it's in the book. I'm currently studying the transport of remains in water. If you need this kind of knowledge, the definately buy the book.
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This book, along with the sequel present a good overview of the subject. Both books were required texts for a graduate forensic sciences course.
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Forensic taphonomy is something that relatively few people in professional and academic settings can claim expertise in. While this book certainly won't make the reader an expert, it offers a wide base of knowledge that can be applied in many different disciplines. This is one of the most useful texts I have and has come in handy for archaeological digs.
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Taphonomy can be defined as the study of postmortem processes which affect ( 1 ) the preservation, observation, or recovery of dead organisms, (2) the reconstruction of their biology or ecology, or (3) the reconstruction of the circumstances of their death. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
view using polarized light, depositional microenvironment, special lamellae, taphonomic time, iron coffin burials, thin ground section, multiple carcasses, taphonomic literature, artifactual preservation, disassociated teeth, partial skeletonization, marine taphonomy, six weathering stages, bone weathering stages, calibration pit, medicolegal community, adipocere formation, subadult crania, perimortem trauma, taphonomic models, radiating fracture lines, soft tissue decomposition, scavenger modification, taphonomic forces, whole body burials Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Annual Meeting, United States, Academic Press, Gulf of Maine, American Journal of Physical Anthropology, Department of Anthropology, Journal of Forensic Medicine, North America, Absent Absent, Ann Arbor, Pacific Northwest, University Microfilms, Colorado Springs, Clothing None, American Antiquity, San Diego, University of Tennessee, Civil War, University of Chicago Press, Baton Rouge, Last Stand Hill, Left Number, Monterey Bay New!
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Taphonomy can be defined as the study of postmortem processes which affect ( 1 ) the preservation, observation, or recovery of dead organisms, (2) the reconstruction of their biology or ecology, or (3) the reconstruction of the circumstances of their death. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
view using polarized light, depositional microenvironment, special lamellae, taphonomic time, iron coffin burials, thin ground section, multiple carcasses, taphonomic literature, artifactual preservation, disassociated teeth, partial skeletonization, marine taphonomy, six weathering stages, bone weathering stages, calibration pit, medicolegal community, adipocere formation, subadult crania, perimortem trauma, taphonomic models, radiating fracture lines, soft tissue decomposition, scavenger modification, taphonomic forces, whole body burials Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Annual Meeting, United States, Academic Press, Gulf of Maine, American Journal of Physical Anthropology, Department of Anthropology, Journal of Forensic Medicine, North America, Absent Absent, Ann Arbor, Pacific Northwest, University Microfilms, Colorado Springs, Clothing None, American Antiquity, San Diego, University of Tennessee, Civil War, University of Chicago Press, Baton Rouge, Last Stand Hill, Left Number, Monterey Bay New!
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- Advances in Forensic Taphonomy: Method, Theory, and Archaeological Perspectives by William D. Haglund on 24 pages
- Forensic Osteological Analysis: A Book of Case Studies by Scott I. Fairgrieve on 7 pages
- Fundamentals of Forensic Anthropology (Advances in Human Biology) by Linda L. Klepinger on 6 pages
- Forensic Entomology: The Utility of Arthropods in Legal Investigations by Jason H. Byrd on 6 pages
- Forensic Science: An Introduction to Scientific and Investigative Techniques by Stuart James on 5 pages
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