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A Companion to Forensic Anthropology
Dennis Dirkmaat
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Description for A Companion to Forensic Anthropology
Hardback. A Companion to Forensic Anthropology explores the latest theoretical and methodological work in the field, and includes thorough and up-to-date bibliographies. A wide range of international experts provide a comprehensive assessment of the field of forensic anthropology. Editor(s): Dirkmaat, Dennis. Series: Wiley-Blackwell Companions to Anthropology. Num Pages: 752 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMP; MMQ; PSXM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 186 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1406.
A Companion to Forensic Anthropology presents the most comprehensive assessment of the philosophy, goals, and practice of forensic anthropology currently available, with chapters by renowned international scholars and experts.
- Highlights the latest advances in forensic anthropology research, as well as the most effective practices and techniques used by professional forensic anthropologists in the field
- Illustrates the development of skeletal biological profiles and offers important new evidence on statistical validation of these analytical methods.
- Evaluates the goals and methods of forensic archaeology, including the preservation of context at surface-scattered remains, buried bodies and fatal fire scenes, and recovery and identification issues related to large-scale mass disaster scenes and mass grave excavation.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
752
Condition
New
Series
Wiley-Blackwell Companions to Anthropology
Number of Pages
752
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405191234
SKU
V9781405191234
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99-50
About Dennis Dirkmaat
The Editor Dennis C. Dirkmaat, PhD, is the Chair of both the undergraduate program in Applied Forensic Sciences and the Masters of Science in Anthropology at Mercyhurst College, Erie, PA. He is a board-certified forensic anthropologist, with a specialty in forensic archaeology, who has conducted hundreds of forensic anthropology cases nationally and internationally. He has been a member of the US federal government's Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team (DMORT) since its inception in the mid-1990s, and is co-chair of the Scene Search and Recovery, and Anthropology Subcommittees of the Scientific Working Group on Disaster Victim Identification (SWGDVI), US National Institute of Justice (NIJ). He also serves as a consultant for international organizations and companies involved in the recovery and identification of victims of mass disaster events around the world.
Reviews for A Companion to Forensic Anthropology
“In summary, Dirkmaat’s volume would seem to succeed in its stated goal of providing a timely and thorough supplement to generalized textbooks of forensic anthropology.” (Journal Forensic Sciences, 28 October 2013)