Studies in Crime - An Introduction to Forensic Archaeology

Zusatztext 'Materials are presented in a descriptive way that remains both didactic and skillfully accessible ... offers the beginner a compact and useful resource.' - American Journal of Archaeology Informationen zum Autor John Hunter, Charlotte Roberts, Anthony Martin Zusammenfassung The scope of this book is wide-ranging and includes methods of searching for and locating buried remains, their practical recovery, the decay of human and associated death scene materials, the analysis and identification. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 A background to forensic archaeology, J. R. Hunter; Chapter 2 The police and judicial structure in Britain, J. R. Hunter, G. C. Knupfer; Chapter 3 Recovering buried remains, J. R. Hunter, S. Dockrill; Chapter 4 The decay of buried human remains and their associated materials, R. C. Janaway; Chapter 5 Locating buried remains, J. R. Hunter, A. L. Martin; Chapter 6 Forensic anthropology 1: the contribution of biological anthropology to forensic contexts, C. A. Roberts, A. M. Pollard, D. Lucy; Chapter 7 Forensic anthropology 2: Positive identification of the individual; cause and manner of death, C. A. Roberts; Chapter 8 Dating the time of death, A. M. Pollard; Chapter 9 Archaeological science as forensic science, C. Heron, A. M. Pollard;

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• Authors: Carol Heron, Carol Hunter Heron, Heron Carol, John Hunter, Geoffrey Knupfer, Knupfer Geoffrey, Anthony Martin, Martin Anthony, Mark Pollard, Pollard Mark, Charlotte Roberts, Roberts Charlotte
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.12.2015
• EAN: 9781138138131
• ISBN: 978-1-138-13813-1
• No. of pages: 174
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Pre and early history, antiquity; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Archaeology, Criminal investigation and detection