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Human remains: another dimension : the application of imaging to the study of human remains / edited by David Errickson, Tim Thompson

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London : Academic Press, 2017.
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Errickson, David and Thompson, Tim
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Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Context / Tim Thompson -- 1.1.Introduction -- 1.2.Human Remains---Another Dimension -- References -- ch. 2 The Rot Sets In: Low-Powered Microscopic Investigation of Taphonomic Changes to Bone Microstructure and its Application to Funerary Contexts / Thomas Booth -- 2.1.Methods and Assessment -- 2.2.Danebury Iron Age Hillfort and Suddern Farm Settlement, Hampshire, UK -- 2.3.Church of St. Mary and St. Laurence, Bolsover, Derbyshire, UK -- 2.4.East Smithfield, London, UK -- 2.5.Summary -- References -- ch. 3 Human Bone and Dental Histology in an Archaeological Context / Patrick Mahoney -- 3.1.Introduction -- 3.2.Bone -- 3.3.Teeth -- 3.4.Technical Considerations -- 3.5.Human Skeletal Histology in Medieval Canterbury, UK: Short Study -- 3.6.Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- ch. 4 "Cut to the Bone": The Enhancement and Analysis of Skeletal Trauma Using Scanning Electron Microscopy / Jenna M. Dittmar -- 4.1.Case Study: Tool Marks and Human Dissection -- 4.2.Identification of Saws and Knives Used in Human Dissection -- 4.3.Saws -- 4.4.Knives -- 4.5.SEM Analysis: For More Than Just the Enhancement of Tool Marks -- 4.6.Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- ch. 5 The Role of Radiography in Disaster Victim Identification / Jacquie Vallis -- References -- ch. 6 Recording In Situ Human Remains in Three Dimensions: Applying Digital Image-Based Modeling / Priscilla F. Ulguim -- 6.1.Introduction -- 6.2.Digital IBM and the "Digital Turn" -- 6.3.Funerary Taphonomy and the Third Dimension -- 6.4.Discussion -- 6.5.Conclusions -- References -- ch. 7 Shedding Light on Skeletal Remains: The Use of Structured Light Scanning for 3D Archiving / David Errickson -- 7.1.Introduction -- 7.2.Contextual Information -- 7.3.Results and Discussion -- 7.4.Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- ch. 8 The Use of Laser Scanning for Visualization and Quantification of Abrasion on Water-Submerged Bone / Charlotte E.L. Thompson -- 8.1.Introduction -- 8.2.Experimental Flume Studies -- 8.3.Results and Discussion -- 8.4.Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- ch. 9 Laser Scanning of Skeletal Pathological Conditions / Tom Sparrow -- 9.1.Introduction -- 9.2.Use of Multiscalar Techniques -- 9.3.Developing Research Beyond Traditional Landmarks -- 9.4.Workflows -- 9.5.Postprocessing -- 9.6.Contextualizing Outputs From Digital Bioarchaeology -- 9.7.Summary -- Acknowledgments -- References -- ch. 10 Virtual Reconstruction of Cranial Remains: The H. Heidelbergensis, Kabwe 1 Fossil / Paul O'Higgins -- 10.1.Introduction -- 10.2.Materials and Methods -- 10.3.Results and Discussion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- ch. 11 Pediatric Medicine---Postmortem Imaging in Suspected Child Abuse / Rick R. van Rijn -- 11.1.Introduction -- 11.2.Conventional Radiography -- 11.3.Computed Tomography -- 11.4.Magnetic Resonance Imaging -- 11.5.Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- ch. 12 The Storage and Long-Term Preservation of 3D Data / Julian D. Richards -- 12.1.Growth of 3D Data -- 12.2.Advantages of 3D Datasets -- 12.3.Importance of Retaining Data -- 12.4.Digital Preservation, not Data Storage -- 12.5.Preserving 3D Datasets -- 12.6.What to Preserve? -- 12.7.Which Formats? -- 12.8.Metadata and Documentation -- 12.9.Conclusions -- References -- ch. 13 Management of 3D Image Data / Jonathan Ford -- 13.1.What Is 3D Image Data? -- 13.2.Large Dataset Storage -- 13.3.Issues to Consider: Data Management -- 13.4.Conclusions -- References -- ch. 14 Ethical Considerations: An Added Dimension / David Errickson -- 14.1.Our Ethical Responsibility to Human Remains -- 14.2.The Role of Imaging -- 14.3.Replicas, Reconstructions, and Reproductions -- 14.4.Dissemination and Display -- 14.5.Conclusions.
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9780128046739 (electronic bk.)
0128046732 (electronic bk.)
9780128046029
0128046023
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references at end of each chapter.
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