Introduction to Forensic Anthropology: A Textbook (2nd Edition) [Hardcover]

Steven N. Byers (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0205435386 | ISBN-13: 978-0205435388 | Publication Date: August 30, 2004 | Edition: 2

Comprehensive and engaging, Byers will leave students rejoicing in the thoughtful pedagogy that leads them step-by-step through the most current and detailed forensic anthropology text to date! This one-of-a-kind text offers comprehensive coverage of all of the major topics in the field of forensics with accuracy, intensity, and clarity. Following the protocol developed for the field by Clyde Snow in his 1982 article in the Annual Review of Anthropology, this cutting-edge text includes coverage of all areas in the field. Extensive illustrations and photos ensure that the text is accessible for students. As one reviewer says, "There is no other source available that is so comprehensive in its coverage of the methods and issues in the current practice of forensic anthropology." Another raves, "The first edition has been a big hit with my students, and I have been very pleased with the ease with which this text has corresponded to my class lecture structure ...I am anxiously awaiting the second edition!"

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Comprehensive and engaging, Byers will leave students rejoicing in the thoughtful pedagogy that leads them step-by-step through the most current and detailed forensic anthropology text to date!

Highlights of the Second Edition:

• New sections and tables on secondary traits for attributing ancestry (Ch. 7) and on secondary traits for attributing sex (Ch. 8) clearly explain for students the variation seen in traits that help determine these two parameters.
• Additional content on estimating age from secondary osteons seen in bone sections (Ch. 9) and histiological structures of teeth.
• New material on calculating stature from metatarsals (Ch. 10).
• An Instructor's Manual/Test Bank is now available as requested by users and reviewers.

Other Titles of Interest:

Byers/Myster, Forensic Anthropology Laboratory Manual (ISBN: 0-205-41924-0)
Designed to accompany Introduction to Forensic Anthropology: A Textbook, Second Edition by Steven Byers (Allyn & Bacon, 2005) this laboratory manual provides students in academic laboratory courses hands-on experience with the major processes of forensic anthropology.

Instructors, use special ValuePackage ISBN: 0-205-44819-4 and receive 10% off the text and the lab manual!

Visit www.ablongman.com/anthropology for more information on Allyn & Bacon Anthropology titles.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 496 pages
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon; 2 edition (August 30, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0205435386
• ISBN-13: 978-0205435388
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #209,437 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!, August 28, 2004

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dixie_belle (ar, usa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Introduction to Forensic Anthropology: A Textbook (Hardcover)

Good book for an introductory forensic anthropology course. Doesn't use a lot of technical talk, great examples and case studies. Two thumbs up!

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Use it as an Intro and nothing more, December 16, 2004

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Kev "zimkaiwen" (Boston, MA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Introduction to Forensic Anthropology: A Textbook (Hardcover)

This book is a good introduction for students that has never studied the subject or a student who has very little understanding in the processes involved in Forensic Anthro. There are some errors in the book though; this is annoying, and may add some confusion to the unsuspecting student.