ABSTRACT
With contributions from 70 experienced practitioners from around the world, this second edition of the authoritative Handbook of Forensic Archaeology and Anthropology provides a solid foundation in both the practical and ethical components of forensic work. The book weaves together the discipline’s historical development; current field methods for analyzing crime, natural disasters, and human atrocities; an array of laboratory techniques; key case studies involving legal, professional, and ethical issues; and ideas about the future of forensic work--all from a global perspective. This fully revised second edition expands the geographic representation of the first edition by including chapters from practitioners in South Africa and Colombia, and adds exciting new chapters on the International Commission on Missing Persons and on forensic work being done to identify victims of the Battle of Fromelles during World War I. The Handbook of Forensic Anthropology and Archaeology provides an updated perspective of the disciplines of forensic archaeology and anthropology.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|154 pages
History of the Disciplines
chapter 2|14 pages
Forensic Anthropology and Archaeology in the United Kingdom
chapter 6|10 pages
The Application of Forensic Anthropology to the Investigation of Cases of Political Violence
chapter 8|13 pages
Historical Development of Forensic Anthropology
chapter 10|14 pages
The Development and Current State of Forensic Anthropology
part II|30 pages
Forensic Archaeology
part III|250 pages
Forensic Anthropology
chapter 27|14 pages
Craniofacial Identification
part IV|146 pages
The Crime and Disaster Scene
chapter 35|12 pages
The Role of the Anthropologist in Disaster Victim Identification
chapter 36|13 pages
Dealing with Human Remains from Recent Conflict
chapter 37|18 pages
Forensic Investigations in Guatemala
part V|87 pages
The Professional Forensic Archaeologist and the Forensic Anthropologist