Forensic Anthropology Laboratory Manual

Steven N. Byers, Chelsey A. Juarez

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2016
• ISBN:
  9781315535357
• Edition: 4
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Anthropology
• Index: Social Sciences

This manual provides students in academic laboratory courses with hands-on experience of the major processes of forensic anthropology. Designed to accompany the textbook Introduction to Forensic Anthropology, the manual introduces core procedures and protocol, with exercise worksheets to reinforce the methodologies of forensic anthropology and enhance student comprehension. For the fourth edition, the manual has been updated in line with the textbook, incorporating new methods, figures, and worksheets. Each chapter contains explanations of the terminology, osteological features, and measurements needed to understand each of the topics. Chapters may be covered in one session or multiple sessions and include lists of both basic and optional lab materials, enabling instructors to tailor each lab to the resources they have available.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Preface
• Note to Instructors
• Note to Students
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Basics of Human Osteology and Odontology
• 3 Establishing Medicolegal Significance
• 4 Recovery Scene Methods
• 5 Estimating Postmortem Interval
• 6 Initial Treatment and Examination
• 7 Attribution of Ancestry
• 8 Attribution of Sex
• 9 Estimation of Age at Death
• 10 Calculation of Stature
• 11 Death, Trauma, and the Skeleton
• 12 Projectile Trauma
• 13 Blunt Trauma
• 14 Sharp and Miscellaneous Trauma
• 15 Antemortem Skeletal Conditions
• 16 Postmortem Changes to Bone
• 17 Additional Aspects of Individualization
• 18 Obtaining an Identification
• 19 Conclusion
• References