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Soren Blau - Handbook of Forensic Anthropology and Archaeology - 9781629583853 - V9781629583853
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Handbook of Forensic Anthropology and Archaeology

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Description for Handbook of Forensic Anthropology and Archaeology Paperback. This thoroughly updated reference book, written by forensics experts from around the world, provides a solid, comprehensive foundation in forensic archeology and anthropology and adds new material on Africa, South America, the International Commission on Missing Persons, and the identification of victims of the First World War. Editor(s): Blau, Soren; Ubelaker, Douglas H. Series: WAC Research Handbooks in Archaeology. Num Pages: 738 pages, Photographs, charts, tables. BIC Classification: HDW; JHMP; JKVF1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 180 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1416.
With contributions from 70 experienced practitioners from around the world, this second edition of the authoritative Handbook of Forensic Archaeology and Anthropology provides a solid foundation in both the practical and ethical components of forensic work. The book weaves together the discipline's historical development; current field methods for analyzing crime, natural disasters, and human atrocities; an array of laboratory techniques; key case studies involving legal, professional, and ethical issues; and ideas about the future of forensic work--all from a global perspective. This fully revised second edition expands the geographic representation of the first edition by including chapters from practitioners in ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Left Coast Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
WAC Research Handbooks in Archaeology
Condition
New
Number of Pages
696
Place of Publication
Walnut Creek, United States
ISBN
9781629583853
SKU
V9781629583853
Shipping Time
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99-2

About Soren Blau
Soren Blau is the Senior Forensic Anthropologist at the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine. She is an Adjunct Senior Lecturer in the Department of Forensic Medicine at Monash University, a Founding Fellow Faculty of Science at The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia, and a recipient of a Churchill Fellowship. Blau undertakes forensic anthropology casework, including Disaster Victim Identification, and ... Read more

Reviews for Handbook of Forensic Anthropology and Archaeology
... [T]his volume is indeed comprehensive. The Editors should be congratulated on an excellent book, which should be on the bookshelf of any serious practitioner and library. The Editors state that the `methodologies summarized in this volume are state of the art but hardly the last word.' However, this book should remain highly relevant for many years to come. Highly ... Read more

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