Features
- Cover Type: Hard Cover with 672 pages
- Published by: CRC-Press
- Edition: 1st Edition February 1, 1997
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0849394341
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0849394348
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Book Dimensions:
10.3 x 7 x 1.6 inches
- Weighs: 3 pounds
Product Review
"The text is a vade mecum on the subjectwill surely stand the test of time and will be a ready resource for a variety of professionals" Scientific Sleuthing Review
The contents of this volume are certainly appealing to those studying and practicing forensic pathology, with suggestions for further study. … Forensic investigators will of course find this text of use in their 'forensic education'. … I would recommend that anyone studying forensic science courses read this book, and contemplate how the principles can be applied … .
- www.forensicmed.co.uk
The contents of this volume are certainly appealing to those studying and practicing forensic pathology, with suggestions for further study. … Forensic investigators will of course find this text of use in their forensic education. … I would recommend that anyone studying forensic science courses read this book, and contemplate how the principles can be applied … .
- www.forensicmed.co.uk
The value of this book can be appreciated instantly simply by noting the names of the contributors. They are the leaders in their fields. The subjects are covered extensively, the discussions of actual cases are handled without undue war storying, and the field of forensic taphonomy receives its first extensive and in-depth treatment. The volume will surely stand the test of time and will be a ready resource for a variety of professionals whose dealings are with the dead.
-SCIENTIFIC SLEUTHING REVIEW
Product Description
Links have recently been established between the study of death assemblages by archaeologists and paleontologists (taphonomy) and the application of physical anthropology concepts to the medicolegal investigation of death (forensic anthropology). Forensic Taphonomy explains these links in a broad-based, multidisciplinary volume. It applies taphonomic models in modern forensic contexts and uses forensic cases to extend taphonomic theories. Review articles, case reports, and chapters on methodology round out this book's unique approach to forensic science.
Reader ReviewsI am a law enforcement officer who is also a search and rescue coordinator. I am occasionally tasked with providing SAR management and resources during forensic searches. I bought the book after my interest was piqued. However, this book has turned out to be INCREDIBLY useful. The section on animal scavangeing (article after article--bears, canine, rodents, insects) is very useful for ME/coroners or LEO. There's some science, but nothing you can't understand if you stayed awake in high school(!) Virtually every time a new question comes up, it's in the book. I'm currently studying the transport of remains in water. If you need this kind of knowledge, the definately buy the book.
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