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Title

The detection of human remains / by Edward W. Killam.

Author

Killam, Edward W.

Publication

Springfield, Ill. : Charles C Thomas, c2004.

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Details

Description

xxiv, 268 p. : ill.; 26 cm.

Summary

This work is intended as a guide to the various methods for locating human remains. Most of the information is applicable to both archaeological and forensic situations. The intended audience is those who become actively involved in the hunt for human bodies, such as historic and prehistoric archaeologists and the law enforcement community, including coroner or medical examiner investigators and search and rescue teams. It contains guidelines for the investigation of missing person or homicide cases which require comprehensive body search planning. The core is a guide to methods requiring comprehensive body search planning.

Subjects

• Anthropometry
• Forensic anthropology
• Criminal investigation

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-260) and index.

Contents

• Foreword / Diane L. France -- Foreword to the first edition / Charles G. Wilber -- Preface -- 1. Forensic anthropology -- Forensic archaeology -- Types of burials -- 2. Comprehensive search plan -- Preliminary investigation -- Search area selection -- Advantages and disadvantages of each method -- Operational plan -- Preservation of remains -- 3. Non-intrusive foot search methods -- Search patterns -- Visual signs -- Vegetation differences -- Soil disturbances -- Animal signs -- Air-scent dogs -- 4. Intrusive ground search methods -- Probing -- Combustible gas vapor detectors -- Gas formation -- Gas detectors -- Soil stratigraphy -- Coring and drilling -- Ultraviolet fluorescence -- Soil analysis -- Textural and visual indicators -- Organic content -- Soil pH -- Chemical composition -- Heavy equipment -- Penetrometers -- Soil compaction meter -- Digital cone penetrometer -- Cone penetrometer technology -- 5. Passive geophysical prospecting methods -- Gravity surveying -- Magnetic surveying -- Magnetometer types -- Self-potential surveying -- Summary recommendations -- 6. Active geophysical prospecting methods -- Resistivity surveying -- Electromagnetic surveying -- Metal detectors -- Metal detector types -- Seismic methods -- Seismic refraction technique -- Ground-penetrating radar -- Summary recommendations -- 7. Remote sensing -- Electromagnetic radiation -- The multi-concept -- Target discrimination -- Passive microwave -- Active microwave (radar) -- Infrared scanner imagery -- Ultraviolet laser fluorosensor --
• 8. Aerial photography -- Camera types -- Film types -- Panchromatic -- Visible color -- Infrared panchromatic -- Infrared color -- Ultraviolet -- Aerial photograph interpretation -- 9. Parapsychological methods -- Dowsing -- Tools -- Search techniques -- Explanations -- Problems -- Psychics -- Techniques -- Success factors -- Problems -- Appendix 1. Sources of planning data -- Appendix 2. Forensic geology checklist -- Appendix 3. Forensic geophysics checklist -- Appendix 4. Search factors for consideration -- Appendix 5. Lost person report checklist -- Appendix 6. Necrosearch clandestine grave questionnaire -- Appendix 7. Summary of method advantages and disadvantages -- Foot search for visual signs -- Air-scent dogs -- Probing -- Combustible gas vapor detectors -- Coring and drilling -- Soil analysis -- Heavy equipment -- Penetrometers -- Gravity surveying -- Magnetic surveying -- Self-potential surveying -- Resistivity surveying -- Electromagnetic (slingram) profiling -- Metal detectors -- Seismic refraction -- Ground-penetrating radar -- Passive microwave -- Side-looking airborne radar -- Infrared scanner imagery -- Visible color aerial photography -- Color infrared aerial photography -- Dowsing -- Psychics -- Appendix 8. Recommendations -- Bibliography -- Index.

ISBN

• 0398074836
• 9780398074838
• 0398074844 (pbk.)
• 9780398074845 (pbk.)

LCCN

2003068716

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library