The use of forensic anthropology [Texte imprimé] / Robert Pickering, David Bachman

Index

Bibliogr. p. 193-194

Introduction -- "Some bones have been found" -- Setting the scene -- Scenario one -- Scenario two -- Key points to remember when skeletal remains are discovered -- What the forensic anthropologist can and cannot do -- Finding a forensic anthropologist -- What the forensic anthropologist can do -- How to find a forensic anthropologist -- Establishing the ground rules -- Letters of agreement -- The case report -- Case report samples -- Techniques for recovering skeletonized human remains -- Equipment requirements -- "I think there is a skeleton buried in this field" -- "Here's a bone, we have a problem" -- "Hey doc, what's in the box?" -- The forensic anthropologist and recovery of remains -- Field recovery -- The final report -- Things you can do to make recovery easier -- Ten key questions -- Question #1: is it bone? -- Question #2: is it human? -- Question #3: is it modern? -- Question #4: what bones are present? -- Question #5: is there more than one person present? -- Question #6: what is the race, ethnicity, or cultural affiliation? -- Question #7: what is the sex? -- Question #8: what is the age? -- Question #9: what is the stature? -- Question #10: what are the individual characteristics of the remains? -- Summary -- Assessing ancestry (race) from the skeleton / George W. Gill -- Determination of time since death -- The body -- The micro environment -- Eight essential environmental categories of information -- Special techniques: their value and limitations -- Facial reconstruction -- Direct facial reconstruction -- Craniofacial superimposition -- Video superimposition -- Footprint impression analysis -- Osteon counting -- Bitemark analysis -- ABO blood typing -- Forensic toxicology -- 14C dating -- DNA testing -- An introduction to forensic science and DNA / Heather Miller Coyle -- Skeletal trauma and identifying skeletal pathology -- Antemortem trauma -- Perimortem trauma -- Postmortem trauma -- Pseudotrauma -- Pathologic changes in bone -- Follow-up steps for skeletal abnormalities -- Putting your case together -- Closing the case, closing the book -- Appendix: report forms -- Human remains investigation: General information -- Contextual description -- Recovery area -- General description of remains -- Inventory -- Photo and video inventory -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index