The human bone manual / Tim D. White, Pieter A. Folkens
- Author:
- White, T. D. (Timothy D.)
- Published:
- Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier Academic, [2005]
- Copyright Date:
- ©2005
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xx, 464 pages) : illustrations
- Additional Creators:
- Folkens, Pieter A.
- Access Online:
- ezaccess.libraries.psu.edu
- Contents:
- Introduction -- Field procedures for skeletal remains -- Ethics in osteology -- Bone biology & variation -- Postmortem skeletal modification -- Anatomical terminology -- Skull -- Dentition -- Hyoid & vertebrae -- Thorax : sternum & ribs -- Shoulder girdle : clavicle & scapula -- Arm : humerus, radius, & ulna -- Hand : carpals, metacarpals, & phalanges -- Pelvic girdle : sacrum, coccyx, & os coxae -- Leg : femur, patella, tibia, & fibula -- Foot : tarsals, metatarsals, & phalanges -- Osteological & dental pathology -- Laboratory procedures & reporting -- The skeletal biology of individuals & populations.
- Summary:
- This text serves as a guide for professional anthropologists, osteologists, law enforcement officers, and forensic specialists working with human bones in the field or laboratory. In addition to the text itself, hundreds of photographs are included, providing a tool in comparing specimens for rapid identification across the broad landscapes of law enforcement, forensics, anatomy, archaeology, and paleontology.--description adapted from jacket.
- Subject(s):
- Human skeleton—Identification—Handbooks, manuals, etc
- Human skeleton—Analysis—Handbooks, manuals, etc
- Human skeleton—Classification—Handbooks, manuals, etc
- Human remains (Archaeology)—Handbooks, manuals, etc
- Forensic osteology—Handbooks, manuals, etc
- Forensic anthropology—Handbooks, manuals, etc
- Bone and Bones—anatomy & histology
- Archaeology
- Forensic Anthropology
- Paleontology
- Squelette humain—Identification—Guides, manuels, etc
- Squelette humain—Analyse—Guides, manuels, etc
- Squelette humain—Classification—Guides, manuels, etc
- Restes humains (Archéologie)—Guides, manuels, etc
- Ostéologie légale—Guides, manuels, etc
- Anthropologie légale—Guides, manuels, etc
- Forensic anthropology
- Forensic osteology
- Human remains (Archaeology)
- Human skeleton—Analysis
- Genre(s):
- ISBN:
- 9780120884674 (electronic bk.)
0120884674 (electronic bk.) - Bibliography Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 429-452) and index.
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