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100			_aKlepinger, Linda L _eauthor _9851256
245		0	_c/ by Linda L Klepinger _aFundamentals of Forensic Anthropology
260			_aNew Jersey : _b John Wiley , _c2006 .
300			_axiv,185p.
490			_aFoundations of human biology
500			_aIncluded References 152-174p.; Index 175-185p.
520			_aThis text is the first of its level written in more than twenty years. It serves as a summary and guide to the core material that needs to be mastered and evaluated for the practice of forensic anthropology. The text is divided into three parts that collectively provide a solid base in theory and methodology: Part One, "Background Setting for Forensic Anthropology," introduces the field and discusses the role of forensic anthropology in historic context.Part Two, "Towards Personal Identification," discusses initial assessments of skeletal remains; determining sex, age, ancestral background, and stature; and skeletal markers of activity and life history.Part Three, "Principal Anthropological Roles in Medical-Legal Investigation," examines trauma; the postmortem period; professionalism, ethics, and the expert witness; and genetics and DNA. The critical and evaluative approach to the primary literature stresses the inherent biological constraints on degrees of precision and certainty, and cautions about potential pitfalls. The practical focus, coupled with theoretical basics, make Fundamentals of Forensic Anthropology ideal for upper-level undergraduates and graduate students in biological anthropology as well as forensic scientists in allied fields of medical-legal investigation.
650			_aForensic investigations. _9851257
650			_aAnthropology. _9851258
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