Advances in forensic taphonomy
Subtitle: method, theory, and archaeological perspectives
By: edited by William D. Haglund, Marcella H. Sorg.
Contributors: Haglund, William D.; Sorg, Marcella H.
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Boca Raton, Fla
Language: eng
Number of pages: 507
Subjects: Forensic taphonomy
Other titles: Forensic taphonomy.
Description: "Liberally illustrated with photographs, maps, and other images, Advances in Forensic Taphonomy: Method, Theory, and Archaeological Perspectives offers modern techniques for obtaining clues from postmortem evidence. This bestselling reference examines techniques in recovery and analysis, coverage of mass grave investigation, applications of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA techniques, interpretation of burned human remains, the discrimination of trauma from postmortem change, and taphonomic interpretation of water deaths both at the scene and in the lab. It also discusses microenvironmental variation and decomposition in different environments, as well as geochemical and entomological analysis."--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.