(Wiley Blackwell Companions to Anthropology) 1st Edition
by Dennis Dirkmaat (Editor)
A Companion to Forensic Anthropology presents the most comprehensive assessment of the philosophy, goals, and practice of forensic anthropology currently available, with chapters by renowned international scholars and experts.
- Highlights the
latest advances in forensic anthropology research, as well as the most
effective practices and techniques used by professional forensic
anthropologists in the field
- Illustrates the development of
skeletal biological profiles and offers important new evidence on
statistical validation of these analytical methods.
- Evaluates
the goals and methods of forensic archaeology, including the
preservation of context at surface-scattered remains, buried bodies and
fatal fire scenes, and recovery and identification issues related to
large-scale mass disaster scenes and mass grave excavation.
