Comparative Osteology : a Laboratory and Field Guide of Common North American Animals.
In the forensic context it is quite common for nonhuman bones to be confused with human remains and end up in the medical examiner or coroner system. It is also quite common for skeletal remains (both human and nonhuman) to be discovered in archaeological contexts. While the difference between human...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier Science,
2011.
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| Summary: | In the forensic context it is quite common for nonhuman bones to be confused with human remains and end up in the medical examiner or coroner system. It is also quite common for skeletal remains (both human and nonhuman) to be discovered in archaeological contexts. While the difference between human and nonhuman bones is often very striking, it can also be quite subtle. Fragmentation only compounds the problem. The ability to differentiate between human and nonhuman bones is dependent on the training of the analyst and the available reference and/or comparative material. Comparative Osteology. |
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| Item Description: | EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (485 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780123884404 0123884403 0123884373 9780123884374 |
