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The newest edition of Introduction to Forensic Anthropology integrates current hot topics and themes in the discipline with comprehensive coverage of key methods and issues in forensic anthropology. The 6e focuses on practices and methods currently in use in the field and uses terminology and best practices recommended by the Scientific Working Group for Forensic Anthropology (SWGANTH) and the Anthropology Consensus Body of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI/ACB). In addition the 6e introduces students to an exciting array of online resources including professional training options, forensic databases used by professionals in the field. The 6e covers all the relevant topics in forensic anthropology including estimation of the biological profile (sex, age, ancestry and stature) as well as trauma estimation and the postmortem interval plus it brings the latest discussion on these topics right into the classroom.
This fully updated, sixth edition incorporates new and improved methods, new data and worked examples from North America and across the globe. It also includes a new discussion on probabilities and centiles, increased emphasis on quantification of error rates of both old and new methods, an updated ancestry chapter, and updated URLs with free software to calculate various characteristics.
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