Research Catalog

Title

Advances in forensic taphonomy : method, theory, and archaeological perspectives / edited by William D. Haglund, Marcella H. Sorg.

Publication

Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press, [2002], ©2002.

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Additional Authors

• Haglund, William D.
• Sorg, Marcella H.

Description

xxxii, 507 pages : illustrations, maps; 27 cm

Alternative Title

Forensic taphonomy

Subjects

• Forensic Anthropology > methods
• Forensic taphonomy

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Foreword from Pathology / Donald T. Reay -- Foreword from Paleontology / R. Lee Lyman -- Foreword from Archaeology: A Pilgrim in Forensic Archaeology - A Personal View / J. R. Hunter -- Sect. 1. Theoretical Perspectives -- 1. Advancing Forensic Taphonomy: Purpose, Theory, and Practice / Marcella H. Sorg and William D. Haglund -- 2. Is Forensic Taphonomy Scientific? / Jon J. Nordby -- Sect. 2. The Biogeographic Context -- 3. An Autopsy of the Grave: Recognizing, Collecting, and Preserving Forensic Geotaphonomic Evidence / Michael J. Hochrein -- 4. Forensics, Archaeology, and Taphonomy: The Symbiotic Relationship / Julie Mather Saul and Frank P. Saul -- 5. Position of Skeletal Remains as a Key to Understanding Mortuary Behavior / Mirjana Roksandic -- 6. Taphonomic and Forensic Aspects of Bog Bodies / Don Brothwell and Heather Gill-Robinson -- 7. The Effect of Cultivation on Buried Human Remains / William D. Haglund, Melissa Connor and Douglas D. Scott -- 8. Detection and Recovery of Abducted and Murdered Children: Behavioral and Taphonomic Influences / Robert J. Morton and Wayne D. Lord -- 9. Insects Associated with the Body: Their Use and Analyses / Gail S. Anderson and Valerie J. Cervenka -- 10. Human Remains in Water Environments / William D. Haglund and Marcella H. Sorg -- 11. Floating Remains on Pacific Northwest Waters / Curtis C. Ebbesmeyer and William D. Haglund -- Sect. 3. Mass Fatalities and Mass Graves -- 12. Recent Mass Graves, An Introduction / William D. Haglund -- 13. Taphonomy of a Karstic Cave Execution Site at Hrgar, Bosnia-Herzegovina / Tal Simmons -- 14. Mass Graves and the Collection of Forensic Evidence: Genocide, War Crimes, and Crimes Against Humanity / Stefan Schmitt -- 15. Postburial Disturbance of Graves in Bosnia-Herzegovina / Mark Skinner, Heather P. York and Melissa A. Connor -- 16. Cannibalism or Violent Death Alone? Human Remains at a Small Anasazi Site / Sally Graver, Kristin D. Sobolik and John Whittaker -- 17. Damnum Fatale: The Taphonomic Fate of Human Remains in Mass Disasters / Paul S. Sledzik and William C. Rodriguez III -- 18. Approaches to the Study of Commingling in Human Skeletal Biology / Doublas H. Ubelaker -- Sect. 4. Modification of Bone, Soft Tissue, and Associated Materials -- 19. Detecting the Postburial Fragmentation of Carpals, Tarsals, and Phalanges / Christyann M. Darwent and R. Lee Lyman -- 20. Degradation of Clothing and Other Dress Materials Associated with Buried Bodies of Both Archaeological and Forensic Interest / R. C. Janaway -- 21. Taphonomic Context of Sharp-Force Trauma in Suspected Cases of Human Mutilation and Dismemberment / Steven A. Symes, John A. Williams and Elizabeth A. Murray / [et al.] -- 22. A Critical Look at Methods for Recovering, Evaluating, and Interpreting Cremated Human Remains / Pamela Mayne Correia and Owen Beattie -- 23. Recovery and Interpretation of the Fatal Fire Victim: The Role of Forensic Anthropology / Dennis C. Dirkmaat -- 24. The Use of DNA in the Identification of Postmortem Remains / Michele Harvey and Mary-Claire King -- 25. Disarticulation Pattern and Tooth Mark Artifacts Associated with Pig Scavenging of Human Remains: A Case Study / Hugh E. Berryman.

ISBN

0849311896 (alk. paper)

LCCN

2001029514

OCLC

• ocm46785103
• SCSB-5226741

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries