Advances in Forensic Taphonomy

Method, Theory, and Archaeological Perspectives

William D. Haglund, Marcella H. Sorg

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2001
• Print ISBN: 9780849311895
• eBook ISBN: 9781420058352
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Derecho
• Subtopic: Ciencias forenses

Liberally illustrated with photographs, maps, and other images, Advances in Forensic Taphonomy: Method, Theory, and Archaeological Perspectives offers modern techniques for obtaining clues from postmortem evidence. This bestselling reference examines techniques in recovery and analysis, coverage of mass grave investigation, applications of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA techniques, interpretation of burned human remains, the discrimination of trauma from postmortem change, and taphonomic interpretation of water deaths both at the scene and in the lab. It also discusses microenvironmental variation and decomposition in different environments, as well as geochemical and entomological analysis.

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• Table of Contents
• Preface
• The Editors
• The Contributors
• Acknowledgments
• Foreword from Pathology
• Foreword from Paleontology
• Foreword: A Pilgrim in Forensic Archaeology — A Personal View
• Section 1: Theoretical Perspectives
• Section 2: The Biogeographic Context
• Section 3: Mass Fatalities and Mass Graves
• Section 4: Modification of Bones, Soft Tissue, and Associated Materials
• Back Cover