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This book brings together scattered literature on the topic, assimilating disparate pieces that relate to the novel use of non-invasive three-dimensional imaging techniques in the forensic context. Written by specialists in the field, it demonstrates the current use of 3D non-invasive imaging techniques using case studies. In addition, the advantages for using such methods, their current limitations, and possible solutions are also reviewed.

Archaeology --- Methodology. --- Human remains (Archaeology) --- Imaging.

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The Analysis of Burned Human Remains, Second Edition, provides a primary source for osteologists and the medical/legal community for the understanding of burned bone remains in forensic or archaeological contexts. It describes in detail the changes in human bone and soft tissues as a body burns at both the chemical and gross levels and provides an overview of the current procedures in burned bone study. Case studies in forensic and archaeological settings aid those interested in the analysis of burned human bodies, from death scene investigators to biological anthropologists.A comprehensive and updated reference for osteologists and the medico-legal community charged with analyzing burned human remains from forensic and archaeological contextsDescribes, in detail, the changes in human bone and soft tissues as a body burnsIdeal title for those researching cremation, osteology, bioarchaeology, forensic anthropology, skeletal biology, and taphonomyIncludes case studies in forensics and archaeological settings to aid those interested in the analysis of burned human bodies.

Legal medicine --- Ethnology. Cultural anthropology --- Archeology --- Forensic anthropology. --- Human remains (Archaeology) --- Forensic Anthropology.

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"Sex Estimation of the Human Skeleton is a comprehensive work on the theory, methods, and current issues for sexing human skeletal remains. This work provides practitioners a starting point for research and practice on sex estimation to assist with the identification and analysis of human remains. It contains a collection of the latest scientific research, using metric and morphological methods, and contains case studies, where relevant, to highlight methodological application to real cases. This volume presents a truly comprehensive representation of the current state of sex estimation while also detailing the history and how we got to this point. Divided into three main sections, this reference text first provides an introduction to the book and to sex estimation overall, including a history, practitioner preferences, and a deeper understanding of biological sex. The second section addresses the main methodological areas used to estimate sex, including metric and morphological methods, statistical applications, and software. Each chapter topic provides a review of older techniques and emphasizes the latest research and methodological improvements. Chapters are written by practicing physical anthropologists and also include their latest research on the topics, as well as relevant case studies. The third section addresses current considerations and future directions for sex estimation in forensic and bioarchaeological contexts, including DNA, secular change, and medical imaging Sex Estimation of the Human Skeleton is a one-of-a-kind resource for those involved in estimating the sex of human skeletal remains"--

Archeology --- Human remains (Archaeology) --- Sex differences. --- Sex determination --- Bioarchaeology --- Skeletal remains (Archaeology) --- Human skeleton --- Primate remains (Archaeology)

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The Bioarchaeology of Metabolic Bone Disease provides a comprehensive and invaluable source of information on this important group of diseases. It is an essential guide for those engaged in either basic recording or in-depth research on human remains from archaeological sites. The range of potential tools for investigating metabolic diseases of bone are far greater than for many other conditions, and building on clinical investigations, this book will consider gross, surface features visible using microscopic examination, histological and radiological features of bone, that can be use

Bones --- Human remains (Archaeology) --- Paleopathology. --- Metabolism --- Disorders. --- Medical archaeology --- Pathology --- Bioarchaeology --- Skeletal remains (Archaeology) --- Human skeleton --- Primate remains (Archaeology) --- Metabolic bone disease

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This volume concerns the bioanthropological analysis and the investigation of Second Iron Age (also known as the La Tene period: 470-25 BC) funerary practices in central Valais. More precisely, it deals with the study of two necropolises lately discovered in this mountainous region of southern Switzerland: Randogne-Bluche (excavated between 2001 and 2005) and Sion-Parking des Remparts (excavated in 2006). The matter of Second Iron Age funeral practices has been investigated since the late 19th century in Switzerland and has ever since yielded many exceptional finds. In archaeological terms, the research presented in this work introduces a consistent summary of the current archaeological and historiographical state of knowledge regarding Second Iron Age funeral practices in southern Switzerland. u Etude paleoanthropologique et analyse des rituels funeraires de deux sites lateniens valaisans: Randogne - Bluche et Sion - Parking des Remparts porte sur l'analyse bioanthropologique et l'etude des rituels funeraires lateniens en Valais central. Plus precisement, elle traite des ensembles funeraires de Randogne - Bluche (fouille entre 2001 et 2005) et de Sion - Parking des Remparts (fouille en 2006). Le premier objectif de cette etude a consiste a attribuer une identite et des caracteristiques biologiques aux individus inhumes au sein de ces deux ensembles. Ensuite, il s'est agi de caracteriser ces deux ensembles funeraires par leur insertion au cadre geographique et archeologique, de s'interesser a leur organisation chronologique et spatiale et a l'architecture des sepultures, ainsi qu'aux positions d'inhumation, de meme qu'au mobilier funeraire present. Par la suite, nous avons developpe une vision comparative de ces deux ensembles funeraires, avant de finalement les confronter a l'integralite du corpus funeraire latenien actuellement connu pour le Valais central et ainsi chercher a proposer une vision synthetique de la question.

Civilisation de La Tène --- Restes humains (archéologie) --- La Tène period --- Human remains (Archaeology) --- E-books --- Bioarchaeology --- Skeletal remains (Archaeology) --- Human skeleton --- Primate remains (Archaeology)