Forensic Taphonomy The Postmortem Fate of Human Remains [Hardcover]

Links have recently been established between the study of death assemblages by archaeologists and paleontologists (taphonomy) and the application of physical anthropology concepts to the medicolegal investigation of death (forensic anthropology). Forensic Taphonomy explains these links in a broad-based, multidisciplinary volume. It applies taphonomic models in modern forensic contexts and uses forensic cases to extend taphonomic theories. Review articles, case reports, and chapters on methodology round out this book's unique approach to forensic science.Foreword, J.H. Davis
Preface, G. Haynes

INTRODUCTION: INTRODUCTION TO FORENSIC TAPHONOMY, W.D. HAGLUND AND M.H. SORG

Taphonomy in the Forensic Context
Method and Theory of Taphonomic Research, W.D. Haglund and M.H. Sorg
Context Delicti: Archaeological Context in Forensic Work, D.D. Scott and M. Connor
The Role of Archaeology in the Recovery and Interpretation of Human Remains from an Outdoor Forensic Setting, D.C. Dirkmaat and J.M. Adavasio
Chain of Custody from the Field to the Courtroom, J. Melbye and S.B. Jimenez
Taphonomic Applications in Forensic Anthropology, D.H. Ubelaker

MODIFICATIONS OF SOFT TISSUE, BONE, AND ASSOCIATED MATERIALS: OVERVIEW, W.D. HAGLUND AND M.H. SORG

Chemical Underpinnings
Chemical and Ultrastructural Aspects of Decomposition, H. Gill-King
Preservation and Recovery of DNA in Postmortem Specimens and Trace Samples, T.J. Parsons and V.W. Weedn

Soft Tissue
The Process of Decomposition: A Model from the Arizona-Sonoran Desert, A. Galloway
Postmortem Changes in Soft Tissue, M.A. Clark, M.B. Worrell, and J.E. Pless
Recognition of Cemetery Remains in the Forensic Setting, H.E. Berryman, W.M. Bass, S.A. Symes, and O.T. Smith
Frozen Environments and Soft Tissue Preservation, M.S. Micozzi
Outdoor Decomposition Rates in Tennessee, W.M. Bass, III

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