Age estimation of the human skeleton / edited by Krista E. Latham, PH.D. & Michael Finnegan, PH.D., D.A.B.F.A. ; with a foreword by Jane E. Buikstra, PH.D., D.A.B.F.A. and Stanley J. Rhine, PH.D., D.A.B.F.A.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Latham, Krista E., editor.

Finnegan, J. Michael, editor.

Buikstra, Jane E., writer of supplementary textual content.

Rhine, Stanley, writer of supplementary textual content.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human skeleton--Analysis.

Human skeleton.

Human skeleton--Growth.

Human body--Composition--Age factors.

Human body.

Forensic anthropology.

Forensic osteology.

Dental anthropology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (310 p.)

Place of Publication:

Springfield, Illinois : Charles C. Thomas Publisher, Limited, [2010]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Age Estimation of the Human Skeleton is a needed up-to-date book providing anthropologists and anatomists with a broad spectrum of techniques focused on aging human skeletal remains. It represents the most current reference book devoted entirely to estimating age at death for skeletonized and decomposed human remains and is a convenient starting point for practical and research applications. This book is a valuable reference for all individuals interested in the identification or analysis of human remains including forensic anthropologists, bioarchaeologists, forensic odontologists, pathologis

Contents:

AGE ESTIMATION OF THE HUMAN SKELETON; CONTENTS; Chapter 1 DENTAL AGING TECHNIQUES: A REVIEW; Chapter 2 THE ESTIMATION OF AGE AT DEATH THROUGH THE EXAMINATION OF ROOT TRANSPARENCY; Chapter 3 AGE ESTIMATION BY ROOT DENTIN TRANSPARENCY OF SINGLE ROOTED TEETH; Chapter 4 AGE ESTIMATION BY ROOT DENTIN TRANSPARENCY OF DOUBLE ROOTED MANDIBULAR MOLARS; Chapter 5 AGE ESTIMATION OF SUBADULT REMAINS FROM THE DENTITION; Chapter 6 THE NATURE AND SOURCES OF ERROR IN THE ESTIMATION OF AGE AT DEATH FROM THE SKELETON; Chapter 7 APPLICATIONS OF THE HUMAN SACRUM IN AGE AT DEATH ESTIMATION

Chapter 8 LIMITATIONS OF CARTILAGE OSSIFICATION AS AN INDICATOR OF AGE AT DEATHChapter 9 DETERMINATION OF AGE AT DEATH USING THE ACETABULUM OF THE OS COXA; Chapter 10 ESTIMATION OF AGE FROM FETAL REMAINS; Chapter 11 REVISITING MCKERN AND STEWART (1957): A COMPARISON OF PUBIC SYMPHYSIS METHODS AT THE JPAC-CIL; Chapter 12 RECENT ADVANCES IN THE ESTIMATION OF AGE AT DEATH FROM THE ASSESSMENT OF IMMATURE BONE; Chapter 13 THE APPLICATION OF CORTICAL BONE HISTOMORPHOMETRY TO ESTIMATE AGE AT DEATH; Chapter 14 SKELETAL AGING USING FRONTAL BONE HISTOMORPHOMETRICS

Chapter 15 HISTOLOGICAL AGE ESTIMATION IN SUBADULTSChapter 16 MULTIFACTORIAL ESTIMATION OF AGE AT DEATH FROM THE HUMAN SKELETON; Chapter 17 A TEST OF THE FORENSIC APPLICATION OF TRANSITION ANALYSIS WITH THE PUBIC SYMPHYSIS; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-398-08624-9

OCLC:

670412076