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This unique reference provides a primary source for osteologists and the medical/legal commumity 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 looking at the recent or ancient dead.* I

Forensic anthropology. --- Human remains (Archaeology) --- Burns and scalds --- Research. --- Forensic anthropology --- Anthropologie légale --- Brûlures --- Sépulture --- Pathologie médico-légale --- Anthropologie légale --- Brûlures --- Forensic pathology --- Burial --- Diagnosis, Laboratory --- Sépulture --- Diagnostics biologiques --- Restes humains (Archéologie) --- Methodology --- Pathophysiology --- Méthodologie --- Physiopathologie --- Forensic Anthropology. --- Anthropology, Forensic --- Human Identification --- Human Identifications --- Identification, Human --- Identifications, Human --- Body Remains --- Exhumation --- Biometric Identification --- Bioarchaeology --- Skeletal remains (Archaeology) --- Human skeleton --- Primate remains (Archaeology) --- Medicolegal anthropology --- Forensic sciences --- Physical anthropology --- Human remains (Archaeology). --- Forensic Pathology --- Burns --- Clinical Laboratory Techniques. --- Mortuary Practice. --- Methods. --- Pathology. --- Anthropology

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The demand for forensic art usage in investigations is rapidly expanding due to media attention. Despite this fact, to date no book thoroughly explains how to sketch a suspect's face from a witness' memory. Forensic Art Essentials teaches artists to extract information from a witness or victim about a face they have seen, and produce an image good enough to lead detectives to the criminal being described. After reading this book, anyone with adequate drawing skills will be able to learn the tools necessary to develop his or her skills as a forensic artist. Instruction focuses on an

Police artists --- Criminals --- Drawing --- Facial reconstruction (Anthropology) --- Identification --- Technique --- Drawings --- Sketching --- Crime and criminals --- Delinquents --- Offenders --- Forensic anthropology --- Art --- Graphic arts --- Illustration of books --- Manual training --- Persons --- Crime --- Criminal justice, Administration of --- Criminology --- Artists

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Mass fatality events can result in the intermixing, or commingling, of human remains. Commingling of human remains presents an added challenge to all phases of the forensic process. As the number of individuals increases, so does the complexity of the forensic investigation and the skills needed for case resolution. In Recovery, Analysis, and Identification of Commingled Human Remains, top professionals illustrate successful techniques for sorting and determining the number of individuals, the role of DNA, ethical considerations and data management. Instrumental to the forensic community, Recovery, Analysis, and Identification of Commingled Human Remains provides case examples and an in depth review of experiences, methods, and research related to commingling.

Identification. --- Forensic pathology. --- Forensic anthropology. --- Anthropology, Forensic --- Medicolegal anthropology --- Forensic sciences --- Physical anthropology --- Pathology, Forensic --- Medical jurisprudence --- Pathology --- Coroners --- Medical examiners (Law) --- Forensic identification --- Forensic Medicine. --- Pathology. --- Anthropology. --- Forensic medicine --- Injuries (Law) --- Jurisprudence, Medical --- Legal medicine --- Medicine --- Medical laws and legislation --- Human beings --- Disease (Pathology) --- Medical sciences --- Diseases --- Medicine, Preventive --- Forensic medicine. --- Primitive societies --- Medical jurisprudence. --- Social sciences