ABSTRACT
Liberally illustrated with photographs, maps, and other images, Advances in Forensic Taphonomy: Method, Theory, and Archaeological Perspectives offers modern techniques for obtaining clues from postmortem evidence. This bestselling reference examines techniques in recovery and analysis, coverage of mass grave investigation, applications of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA techniques, interpretation of burned human remains, the discrimination of trauma from postmortem change, and taphonomic interpretation of water deaths both at the scene and in the lab. It also discusses microenvironmental variation and decomposition in different environments, as well as geochemical and entomological analysis.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
section Section 1|42 pages
Theoretical Perspectives
chapter 2|12 pages
Is Forensic Taphonomy Scientific?
section Section 2|198 pages
The Biogeographic Context
section Section 3|111 pages
Mass Fatalities and Mass Graves
section Section 4|143 pages
Modification of Bones, Soft Tissue, and Associated Materials