Comparative Skeletal Anatomy : A Photographic Atlas for Medical Examiners, Coroners, Forensic Anthropologists, and Archaeologists / by Bradley J. Adams, Pamela J. Crabtree.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Adams, Bradley J.

Contributor:

Crabtree, Pam J.

Santucci, Gina.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical jurisprudence.

Anatomy.

Human physiology.

Physiology.

Forensic Medicine.

Human Physiology.

Animal Physiology.

Local Subjects:

Forensic Medicine.

Anatomy.

Human Physiology.

Animal Physiology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 348 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed. 2008.

Place of Publication:

Totowa, NJ : Humana Press : Imprint: Humana, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Forensic scientists working with human skeletal remains must be able to differentiate between human and non-human bones. Comparative Skeletal Anatomy: A Photographic Atlas for Medical Examiners, Coroners, Forensic Anthropologists, and Archaeologists fills a void in the literature by providing a comprehensive photographic guide of both human and non-human bones that is useful to those working in the fields of archaeology or the forensic sciences. This volume is a photographic atlas of common animal bones and is the first to focus comparatively on both human and animal osteology. Throughout this groundbreaking text, animal bones are photographed alongside the corresponding human bone, allowing the reader to observe size and shape variations. The goal of this guide is to help experienced archaeologists and forensic scientists distinguish human remains from common animal species, including horses, cows, goats, rabbits, chickens, ducks, sheep, and pigs, among others. Comprehensive and timely, Comparative Skeletal Anatomy: A Photographic Atlas for Medical Examiners, Coroners, Forensic Anthropologists, and Archaeologists is sure to become an essential reference for all forensic scientists and archeologists working with human skeletal remains.

Contents:

Human vs Horse

Human vs Cow

Human vs Bear

Human vs Deer

Human vs Pig

Human vs Goat

Human vs Sheep

Human vs Dog

Human vs Raccoon

Human vs Opossum

Human vs Cat

Human vs Rabbit

Human vs Turkey

Human vs Duck

Human vs Chicken

Miscellaneous

Traces of Butchery and Bone Working.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 347-348).

ISBN:

1-282-82429-5

9786612824296

1-59745-132-0

OCLC:

496011910