Introduction to Forensic Anthropology (3rd Edition)
Introduction to Forensic AnthropologyThird EditionSteven N. Byers(University of New Mexico-Valencia)  Overview:Comprehensive and engaging, Byers’sIntroduction to Forensic Anthropology, Third Edition uses thoughtful pedagogy to lead students step-by-step through the most current and detailed forensic anthropology  material available today. New to This Edition:A discussion of the importance of theDaubertv.Merrell Dow PharmaceuticalsSupreme Court decision to Forensic Anthropology (Chapter 1).A section on excavation methods for mass graves (Chapter 4).An easy—to-apply method for attributing ancestry from measurements of the femur (Chapter 7).New material on attributing sex from the head of the radius and on attributing sex to subadults (Chapter 8).Current information on trauma and its causative instruments (Chapters 12, 13, 14). Other Titles of Interest:Byers’sForensic Anthropology Laboratory Manual,Second Edition (ISBN: 0-205-53236-5)Designed to accompanyIntroduction to Forensic Anthropology, Third Editionby Steven Byers, the second edition of theLaboratory Manualreinforces lectures through its exercises and worksheets, allowing students to apply what is learned and helping instructors toward the goal of training students in forensic anthropology. Please visitwww.ablongman.com/anthropologyfor more information on Allyn & Bacon Anthropology titles.