Forensic Taphonomy
Subtitle: The Postmortem Fate of Human Remains
Contributors: William D. Haglund (Editor); Marcella H. Sorg (Editor);  (Editor)
Publisher: CRC; CRC Press
Published: December 13, 1996
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 672
ISBN-13: 9780849394348
Subjects: Biological anthropology; Forensic science; Science/Mathematics; Forensic Medicine; Science; General; Pathology; Law / Forensic Science; Forensic taphonomy
First sentence: Taphonomy can be defined as the study of postmortem processes which affect ( 1 ) the preservation, observation, or recovery of dead organisms, (2) the reconstruction of their biology or ecology, or (3) the reconstruction of the circumstances of their death.