Forensic Anthropology Laboratory Manual

Steven N. Byers, Chelsey A. Juarez

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2024
• Topic: Social Sciences
• eBook ISBN:
  9781040113066
• Subtopic: Forensic Science
• Index: Social Sciences

This manual provides students in academic laboratory courses with hands-on experience in the major processes of forensic anthropology. Designed to accompany the textbook Introduction to Forensic Anthropology, sixth edition, the manual introduces core procedures and protocol, with exercise worksheets to reinforce the methodologies of forensic anthropology and enhance student comprehension. For the fifth edition, the manual has been updated in line with the textbook, incorporating new methods, figures, and worksheets. Each chapter contains explanations of the terminology, osteological features, and measurements needed to understand each of the topics. New for this edition, in many chapters students will find the incorporation of QR codes to give them immediate access to relevant video or website content to assist with the task at hand. In addition, in an attempt to create an inclusive learning environment, the authors have included online resources for most chapters that can be used in place of skeletons or other classroom resources so that all students can utilize the lab manual regardless of their classroom setup. Chapters may be covered in one session or multiple sessions and include lists of both basic and optional lab materials, enabling instructors to tailor each lab to the resources they have available.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Table of Contents
• Preface to Fifth Edition
• Note to Instructors
• Note to Students
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Bones, Teeth, Measurements, and Methods
• 3 Establishing Medicolegal Significance
• 4 Recovery Scene Methods
• 5 Estimating Postmortem Interval
• 6 Initial Treatment and Examination
• 7 Attribution of Population Affinity
• 8 Attribution of Sex
• 9 Estimation of Age at Death
• 10 Calculation of Stature
• 11 Death, Trauma, and the Skeleton
• 12 Projectile Trauma
• 13 Blunt Trauma
• 14 Sharp and Miscellaneous Trauma
• 15 Antemortem Skeletal Conditions
• 16 Postmortem Changes to Bone
• 17 Additional Aspects of Individualization
• 18 Obtaining an Identification
• 19 Conclusion
• References