Description
Product ID: | 9781032255590 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | Introduction to Forensic Anthropology |
Authors: | Author: Chelsey A. Juarez, Steven N. Byers |
Page Count: | 448 |
Subjects: | Archaeology, Archaeology, Society and culture: general, Anthropology, Forensic science, Biology, life sciences, Society & culture: general, Anthropology, Forensic science, Biology, life sciences |
Description: | Select Guide Rating This book provides coverage of key methods and issues in forensic anthropology. Using terminology and best practices recommended by the SWGANTH, it introduces students to major topics in the field, with material ranging from the attribution of ancestry and sex, to various forms of bone trauma, to identification through radiography. Introduction to Forensic Anthropology provides comprehensive coverage of key methods and issues in forensic anthropology. Using terminology and best practices recommended by the Scientific Working Group for Forensic Anthropology (SWGANTH) and the Anthropology Consensus Body of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI/ACB), it introduces students to all the major topics in the field, with material ranging from the attribution of ancestry and sex, to various forms of bone trauma, to identification through radiography. This fully updated, sixth edition incorporates new and improved methods, new data and worked examples from North America and across the globe. It also includes a new discussion on probabilities and centiles, increased emphasis on quantification of error rates of both old and new methods, an updated ancestry chapter, and updated URLs with free software to calculate various characteristics. This is a self-contained textbook that is ideal for a lower-division college-level class for non-majors and majors alike. This accessible and engaging text offers an array of features to support teaching and learning, including:
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Imprint Name: | Routledge |
Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2023-07-14 |