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Introduction to Forensic Anthropology

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Introduction to Forensic Anthropology offers a thorough exploration of essential methods and concepts in forensic anthropology, adhering to the standards set by SWGANTH and ANSI/ACB. The sixth edition updates readers with the latest approaches, including discussions on probabilities, error quantification, and an enhanced ancestry chapter. This textbook covers a broad range of subjects such as ancestry and sex attribution, bone trauma analysis, and radiographic identification techniques.

Designed for both majors and non-majors at the lower-division college level, it combines clear explanations with real-world case studies, extensive visual materials, summaries, exercises, and a comprehensive glossary, facilitating practical learning supported by a companion website and lab manual.
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This textbook is ideally suited for undergraduate students studying forensic anthropology, including non-majors seeking a foundational understanding of the field, as well as instructors who require a comprehensive, accessible teaching resource.

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This book provides coverage of key methods and issues in forensic anthropology. Using terminology and best practices recommended by the SWGANTH, it introduces students to major topics in the field, with material ranging from the attribution of ancestry and sex, to various forms of bone trauma, to identification through radiography.

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Introduction to Forensic Anthropology provides comprehensive coverage of key methods and issues in forensic anthropology. Using terminology and best practices recommended by the Scientific Working Group for Forensic Anthropology (SWGANTH) and the Anthropology Consensus Body of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI/ACB), it introduces students to all the major topics in the field, with material ranging from the attribution of ancestry and sex, to various forms of bone trauma, to identification through radiography.

This fully updated, sixth edition incorporates new and improved methods, new data, and worked examples from North America and across the globe. It also includes a new discussion on probabilities and centiles, with increased emphasis on the quantification of error rates of both old and new methods. Additionally, it features an updated ancestry chapter, and updated URLs with free software to calculate various characteristics.

This is a self-contained textbook that is ideal for a lower-division college-level class, suitable for both non-majors and majors alike.

This accessible and engaging text offers an array of features to support teaching and learning, including:

  • Boxed case studies
  • Extensive figures and photographs
  • Chapter summaries and student exercises
  • A glossary of terms
  • Additional reading lists
  • Critical resources
  • Hands-on application for students when used with the accompanying lab manual
  • Further instructor and student resources via a companion website: https://routledgetextbooks.com/textbooks/9781032255590/

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781032255583

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 14 July 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Edition: 6th edition

Illustration: 36 Line drawings, black and white; 294 Halftones, black and white; 330 Illustrations, black and white

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 210.0mm

Height: 280.0mm

Weight: 1020g

Pages: 466

About the Author

Steven N. Byers has a Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of New Mexico (UNM), U.S.A. Now retired, he worked for a number of years on various campuses of UNM, teaching courses in Forensic Anthropology, Biological Anthropology, and Archaeology. He is currently serving on the Anthropology Consensus Body of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences Standards Board, in addition to focusing on Southeastern United States bioarchaeology. Byers’ publications with Taylor & Francis include Forensic Anthropology Lab Manual (in its 4th edition).

Chelsey A. Juarez is an Associate Professor of Anthropology and the Director of the Fresno State Forensic Anthropology Laboratory at California State University, Fresno, U.S.A. She is also Director of the Central California Missing and Unidentified Deceased Persons Cold Case Initiative, a 19-county initiative to identify the deceased unidentified in rural Central California. Her research interests focus on isotopic investigations of provenance and diet with a special focus on the Latino Diaspora, and the U.S.-Mexico border through time. In addition, Juarez has researched and written about child abuse, intimate partner violence, and case accuracy trends in Forensic Anthropology. Dr. Juarez is a first generation Mexican-American. She holds a Doctorate from the University of California Santa Cruz in Biological Anthropology with a specialization in Forensic Anthropology and the Latino Diaspora.

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