Mildred Trotter And The Invisible Histories Of Physical And Forensic Anthropology

Author : Emily K. Wilson
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2022-04-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000557480

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Mildred Trotter and the Invisible Histories of Physical and Forensic Anthropology by Emily K. Wilson Pdf

In the wake of World War II, anatomist and anthropologist Mildred Trotter left the Midwest for a temporary post as the forensic anthropology expert for the Army in the Territory of Hawaii. Her formidable task was to identify the remains of war dead in order to return them to their families, in a national effort that continues to this day. Mildred Trotter and the Invisible Histories of Physical and Forensic Anthropology is the first, long overdue biography on this woman of immense stature in her field. She was the first woman to serve as President of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists and the first woman to be full professor at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. While primarily a biography of Trotter, this book also examines aspects that are so often left out of retrospectives of science and scientific figures. This includes scientific error, the historical experiences of the few women and individuals from other marginalized groups active in the discipline, sexism, and scientific and social racism. This book also provides novel historical context regarding her major and now well-known tibia mismeasurement. Mildred Trotter and the Invisible Histories of Physical and Forensic Anthropology is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of science and women in science, and for all practicing and aspiring biological and forensic anthropologists.

Author : Emma Kowal
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2023-10-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781478027539

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Haunting Biology by Emma Kowal Pdf

In Haunting Biology Emma Kowal recounts the troubled history of Western biological studies of Indigenous Australians and asks how we now might see contemporary genomics, especially that conducted by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander scientists. Kowal illustrates how the material persistence of samples over decades and centuries folds together the fates of different scientific methodologies. Blood, bones, hair, comparative anatomy, human biology, physiology, and anthropological genetics all haunt each other across time and space, together with the many racial theories they produced and sustained. The stories Kowal tells feature a variety of ghostly presences: a dead anatomist, a fetishized piece of hair hidden away in a war trunk, and an elusive white Indigenous person. By linking this history to contemporary genomics and twenty-first-century Indigeneity, Kowal outlines the fraught complexities, perils, and potentials of studying Indigenous biological difference in the twenty-first century.

Author : Thomas Dale Stewart
Publisher : Charles C. Thomas Publisher
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Social Science
ISBN : UOM:39015005975548

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Essentials of Forensic Anthropology, Especially as Developed in the United States by Thomas Dale Stewart Pdf

Author : Steven N. Byers
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 431 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2015-08-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317347361

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Introduction to Forensic Anthropology, Pearson eText by Steven N. Byers Pdf

Introduction to Forensic Anthropology provides an overview of the methods used by forensic anthropologists to examine human skeletal remains, describing each step in the forensic anthropological process with equal intensity.

Author : Bradley J. Adams
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781438103792

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Forensic Anthropology by Bradley J. Adams Pdf

Forensic anthropologists may be consulted when human remains are found at an archaeological excavation or at a crime scene. Here's a look at how anthropologists analyze skeletal remains to learn about the deceased - their age and gender, how they may have lived, and their overall state of health prior to death. Bradley J. Adams, Ph.D., provides specific information on procedures, tools of the trade, and the science behind this fascinating field, as well as the challenges faced by today's practitioners.

Author : Stanley Rhine
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Forensic anthropology
ISBN : UCSD:31822026358077

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Bone Voyage by Stanley Rhine Pdf

A lively account of the role of the forensic anthropologist in the Office of the Medical Investigator--recovering bodies, establishing identities, and solving the puzzles of death.

Author : Sara L. Latta
Publisher : Enslow Publishing, LLC
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2012-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0766036693

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Bones by Sara L. Latta Pdf

"Uses true crime stories to explain the science of forensics and physical anthropology"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Alan G. Morris
Publisher : Struik Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Forensic anthropology
ISBN : 1770223614

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Missing & Murdered by Alan G. Morris Pdf

Uncovers the fascinating world of forensic anthropology and how information from bones is used to solve mysteries both modern and ancient.

Author : Thomas Dale Stewart
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0398081913

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Essentials of Forensic Anthropology, Especially as Developed in the United States by Thomas Dale Stewart Pdf

By T.D. Stewart, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C. With a Foreword by Ellis R. Kerley. The three sections of this book tell precisely what a forensic anthropologist contributes to the investigation of death and how he or she reconstructs the biological nature of an individual from a skeleton. The first section, Preliminary Considerations, includes chapters on history, the role of the expert witness, handling skeletal remains, human and animal remains, burned bones, and judging time and cause of death. General Skeletal Traits presents data on attribution of sex and race and on estimation.

Author : American Association of Physical Anthropologists
Publisher : New York ; Toronto : Academic
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : History
ISBN : UCSC:32106006763111

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A History of American Physical Anthropology, 1930-1980 by American Association of Physical Anthropologists Pdf

Author : Angi M. Christensen,Nicholas V. Passalacqua,Eric J. Bartelink
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2013-12-30
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780124172906

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Forensic Anthropology by Angi M. Christensen,Nicholas V. Passalacqua,Eric J. Bartelink Pdf

Forensic Anthropology: Current Methods and Practice—winner of a 2015 Textbook Excellence Award (Texty) from The Text and Academic Authors Association—approaches forensic anthropology through an innovative style using current practices and real case studies drawn from the varied experiences, backgrounds, and practices of working forensic anthropologists. This text guides the reader through all aspects of human remains recovery and forensic anthropological analysis, presenting principles at a level that is appropriate for those new to the field, while at the same time incorporating evolutionary, biomechanical, and other theoretical foundations for the features and phenomena encountered in forensic anthropological casework. Attention is focused primarily on the most recent and scientifically valid applications commonly employed by working forensic anthropologists. Readers will therefore learn about innovative techniques in the discipline, and aspiring practitioners will be prepared by understanding the necessary background needed to work in the field today. Instructors and students will find Forensic Anthropology: Current Methods and Practice comprehensive, practical, and relevant to the modern discipline of forensic anthropology. Winner of a 2015 Most Promising New Textbook Award from the Text and Academic Authors Association Focuses on modern methods, recent advances in research and technology, and current challenges in the science of forensic anthropology Addresses issues of international relevance such as the role of forensic anthropology in mass disaster response and human rights investigations Includes chapter summaries, topicoriented case studies, keywords, and reflective questions to increase active student learning

Author : Linda L. Klepinger
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2006-06-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780470007716

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Fundamentals of Forensic Anthropology by Linda L. Klepinger Pdf

An essential foundation for the practice of forensic anthropology This text is the first of its level written in more than twenty years. It serves as a summary and guide to the core material that needs to be mastered and evaluated for the practice of forensic anthropology. The text is divided into three parts that collectively provide a solid base in theory and methodology: Part One, "Background Setting for Forensic Anthropology," introduces the field and discusses the role of forensic anthropology in historic context. Part Two, "Towards Personal Identification," discusses initial assessments of skeletal remains; determining sex, age, ancestral background, and stature; and skeletal markers of activity and life history. Part Three, "Principal Anthropological Roles in Medical-Legal Investigation," examines trauma; the postmortem period; professionalism, ethics, and the expert witness; and genetics and DNA. The critical and evaluative approach to the primary literature stresses the inherent biological constraints on degrees of precision and certainty, and cautions about potential pitfalls. The practical focus, coupled with theoretical basics, make Fundamentals of Forensic Anthropology ideal for upper-level undergraduates and graduate students in biological anthropology as well as forensic scientists in allied fields of medical-legal investigation.

Author : Aurore Schmitt
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2007-11-09
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781597450997

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Forensic Anthropology and Medicine by Aurore Schmitt Pdf

Recent political, religious, ethnic, and racial conflicts, as well as mass disasters, have significantly helped to bring to light the almost unknown dis- pline of forensic anthropology. This science has become particularly useful to forensic pathologists because it aids in solving various puzzles, such as id- tifying victims and documenting crimes. On topics such as mass disasters and crimes against humanity, teamwork between forensic pathologists and for- sic anthropologists has significantly increased over the few last years. This relationship has also improved the study of routine cases in local medicolegal institutes. When human remains are badly decomposed, partially skelet- ized, and/or burned, it is particularly useful for the forensic pathologist to be assisted by a forensic anthropologist. It is not a one-way situation: when the forensic anthropologist deals with skeletonized bodies that have some kind of soft tissue, the advice of a forensic pathologist would be welcome. Forensic anthropology is a subspecialty/field of physical anthropology. Most of the background on skeletal biology was gathered on the basis of sk- etal remains from past populations. Physical anthropologists then developed an indisputable “know-how”; nevertheless, one must keep in mind that looking for a missing person or checking an assumed identity is quite a different matter. Pieces of information needed by forensic anthropologists require a higher level of reliability and accuracy than those granted in a general archaeological c- text. To achieve a positive identification, findings have to match with e- dence, particularly when genetic identification is not possible.

Author : Bradley J. Adams,John E. Byrd
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2008-02-23
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781597453165

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Recovery, Analysis, and Identification of Commingled Human Remains by Bradley J. Adams,John E. Byrd Pdf

Commingling of human remains presents an added challenge to all phases of the forensic process. This book brings together tools from diverse sources within forensic science to offer a set of comprehensive approaches to handling commingled remains. It details the recovery of commingled remains in the field, the use of triage in the assessment of commingling, various analytical techniques for sorting and determining the number of individuals, the role of DNA in the overall process, ethical considerations, and data management. In addition, the book includes case examples that illustrate techniques found to be successful and those that proved problematic.

Author : Jane E Buikstra,Lane A Beck
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 629 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2017-03-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781315432922

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Bioarchaeology by Jane E Buikstra,Lane A Beck Pdf

The core subject matter of bioarchaeology is the lives of past peoples, interpreted anthropologically. Human remains, contextualized archaeologically and historically, form the unit of study. Integrative and frequently inter-disciplinary, bioarchaeology draws methods and theoretical perspectives from across the sciences and the humanities. Bioarchaeology: The Contextual Study of Human Remains focuses upon the contemporary practice of bioarchaeology in North American contexts, its accomplishments and challenges. Appendixes, a glossary and 150 page bibliography make the volume extremely useful for research and teaching.