Manual of forensic taphonomy. (2021)

• Record Type: Book
• Editors: Pokines, James T; L'Abbé, Ericka N; Symes, Steve A
• Contents: 1. Introduction: The Importance and Use of Forensic Taphonomic Data James T. Pokines 2. Microscopic Destruction of Bone Miranda M.E. Jans 3. Soft Tissue Decomposition in Terrestrial Ecosystems Alexandra L. Emmons, Heather Deel, Mary Davis et al 4. Bone Density and Bone Attrition R. Lee Lyman 5. Effects of Burial Environment on Osseous Remains James T. Pokines and Joan E. Baker 6. Fluvial Taphonomy Thomas Evans 7. Marine Environmental Alterations to Bone James T. Pokines and Nicholas D. Higgs 8. Contemporary Cultural Alterations to Bone: Anatomical, Ritual, and Trophy Josephine M. Yucha, Alexandra R. Klales, Erica J. Bartelink et al 9. Faunal Dispersal, Reconcentration, and Gnawing Damage to Bone in Terrestrial Environments James T. Pokines 10. Deposition and Dispersal of Human Remains as a Result of Criminal Acts: Homo sapiens sapiens as a Taphonomic Agent Derek Congram, Arthur G. Green and Pearl Seferian 11. Subaerial Weathering and Other Terrestrial Surface Taphonomic Processes James T. Pokines and Christine Spiegel 12. Identifying the Origin of Taphonomic Bone Staining and Color Changes in Forensic Contexts John L. Schultz and Tosha L. Dupras 13. Taphonomy and the Timing of Bone Fractures in Trauma Analysis Ericka N. L’Abbe, Steven A. Symes, Kyra E. Stull et al 14. Thermal Alteration to Bone Ericka N. L’Abbe, Steven A. Symes, James T. Pokines et al 15. DNA Survivability in Skeletal Remains Krista E. Latham, Megan E. Madonna and Jennifer Lai Hipp 16. Avian Taphonomy James T. Pokines, Stephanie E. Baker and Corey Pollock 17. Effects of Recovery Methods James T. Pokines and Jean E. Baker 18. Invertebrate Modification of Bone Lucinda Backwell, Jean-Bernard Huchet and James Du Guesclin Harrison 19. Reptile Taphonomy Carrington S. Schneider, James T. Pokines, Ericka N. L’Abbe et al 20. Laws of Taphonomic Relative Timing James T. Pokines 21. Laboratory and Field Methods in Forensic Taphonomy James T. Pokines and Miranda M. E. Jans
• Edition: Second edition
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (colour)
• Subjects: 614.1; Forensic taphonomy; Postmortem changes; Crime scene searches
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000480702; 9781000480689; 9781003171492
• Related ISBNs: 9780367774370; 9780367774592
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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