Handbook of forensic anthropology and archaeology

Cover
Title
Copyright
Contents
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Use of Images of Human Remains
Contributors
1 Forensic Anthropology and Archaeology: Moving Forward
PART I History of the Disciplines
	2 Forensic Anthropology and Archaeology in the United Kingdom: Are We Nearly There Yet?
	3 Forensic Anthropology and Archaeology: Perspectives from Italy
	4 Forensic Anthropology: Perspectives from France
	5 A History of Forensic Anthropology in Spain
	6 The Application of Forensic Anthropology to the Investigation of Cases of Political Violence: Perspectives from South America
	7 The Origin and Development of Forensic Anthropology and Archaeology in Colombia
	8 Historical Development of Forensic Anthropology: Perspectives from the United States
	9 Forensic Anthropology: Canadian Content and Contributions
	10 The Development and Current State of Forensic Anthropology: An Australian Perspective
	11 Historical Perspectives on Forensic Anthropology in Indonesia
	12 Forensic Anthropology as Practiced in South Africa
PART II Forensic Archaeology
	13 The Search for and Detection of Human Remains
	14 Excavation and Recovery in Forensic Archaeological Investigations
PART III Forensic Anthropology
	15 Differentiating Human from Nonhuman Skeletal Remains
	16 Dating of Anthropological Skeletal Remains of Forensic Interest
	17 Analysis of Commingled Human Remains
	18 The Assessment of Ancestry and the Concept of Race
	19 Anthropological Estimation of Sex
	20 Skeletal Age Estimation
	21 Histological Age Estimation
	22 Stature Estimation
	23 Antemortem Trauma
	24 Perimortem Trauma
	25 Forensic Taphonomy
	26 Burned Human Remains
	27 Craniofacial Identification: Techniques of Facial Approximation and Craniofacial Superimposition
	28 Biomolecular Applications
	29 Forensic Odontology
PART IV The Crime and Disaster Scene: Case Studies in Forensic Archaeology and Anthropology
	30 Investigative and Legal Aspects of a U.S. Federal Death Penalty Case
	31 Domestic Homicide Investigations in the United Kingdom
	32 Forensic Anthropology in Disaster Response
	33 Medico-Legal Investigation of Atrocities Committed during the Solomon Islands "Ethnic Tensions"
	34 Disaster Anthropology: The 2004 Asian Tsunami
	35 The Role of the Anthropologist in Disaster Victim Identification: Case Studies from the 2002 and 2004 Terrorist Attacks in Bali, Indonesia
	36 Dealing with Human Remains from Recent Conflict: Mass Grave Excavation and Human Identification in a Sensitive Political Context
	37 Forensic Investigations in Guatemala: The Continuing Search for Truth, Justice, and the Missing Two Decades after the Peace Accords
	38 Continuing Challenges for Forensic Archaeology and Anthropology in Iraq
	39 Fromelles: Forensic Archaeology and Anthropology in Identification
PART V The Professional Forensic Archaeologist and the Forensic Anthropologist
	40 More Than Just Bare Bones: Ethical Considerations for Forensic Anthropologists
	41 How to Do Forensic Archaeology under the Auspices of the United Nations and Other Large Organizations
	42 Contribution of Quantitative Methods in Forensic Anthropology: A New Era
	43 The Expert Witness and the Court of Law
	44 Legal Aspects of Identification
	45 The International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) and the Application of Forensic Archaeology and Anthropology to Identifying the Missing
	46 Conclusion: International Perspectives on Issues in Forensic Anthropology
Index