Comparative Osteology

A Laboratory and Field Guide of Common North American Animals
Erscheinungsjahr 2011
ISBN: 978-0-12-388437-4
Verlag: Elsevier Science

Buch, Englisch, 460 Seiten, Format (B × H): 210 mm x 237 mm, Gewicht: 1192 g

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 is a photographic atlas of common North American animal bones designed for use as a laboratory and field guide by the forensic scientist or archaeologist. The intent of the guide is not to be inclusive of all animals, but rather to present some of the most common species which also have the highest likelihood of being potentially confused with human remains.

* An affordably priced, compact laboratory/field manual, comparing human and nonhuman bones.
* Contains almost 600 high-quality black and white images and diagrams, including inch and centimeter scales with each photograph.
* Written by the foremost forensic scientists with decades of experience in the laboratory and as expert witnesses.
* An additional Companion Web site hosts images from the volume the reader can magnify and zoom into to see specific landmarks and features on bones.

Zielgruppe

Forensic anthropologists/osteologists, medical examiners/coroners, forensic professionals in law enforcement and academia, archaeologists, students in biological, biophysical, biomedical and paleontological sciences.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Adams, Bradley

Crabtree, Pam

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Humanbiologie Physische Anthropologie, Paläoanthropologie, Evolutionäre Anthropologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Forensik, Rechtsmedizin, Gerichtsmedizin
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Paläontologie, Taphonomie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie Tierphysiologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction, Scope of Book, and Credits
2. Crania
3. Humeri
4. Radii and Ulnae
5. Femora
6. Tibiae
7. Human (Homo sapiens)
8. Horse (Equus caballus)
9. Cow (Bos taurus and Bos indicus)
10. Bear (Ursus americanus)
11. Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
12. Pig (Sus scrofa)
13. Goat (Capra hircus)
14. Sheep (Ovis aries)
15. Dog (Canis familiaris)
16. Raccoon (Procyon lotor)
17. Opossum (Didelphis virginiana)
18. Cat (Felis catus)
19. Rabbit (Sylvilagus carolinensis and Oryctolagus cunniculus)
20. Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
21. Duck (Anas platyrhynchos)
22. Chicken (Gallus gallus)
23. Miscellaneous Animals
24. Traces of Butchery and Bone Working

Über Autor(innen)

Crabtree, Pam
Pam Crabtree is an associate professor of anthropology in the anthropology department at New York Univeristy. She joined the NYU faculty in 1990. Crabtree's primary research interest focuses on the zooarchaeology of early medieval Europe. The results of her research have been published in the Journal of Field Archaeology, World Archaeology, and her 1990 book, West Stow: Early Saxon Animal Husbandry. Her forthcoming book, Middle Saxon Animal Husbandry, is based on her analyses of the zooarchaeological collections from the Anglo-Saxon sites of West Stow, Brandon, Ispwich and Wicken Bonhunt in eastern England. Dr. Crabtree has also analyzed faunal collections for many other parts of the world. She worked on the animal bones recovered from the Five Points Site, a 19th-century multi-ethnic neighbourhood in New York City; Dún Ailinne, an Iron Age royal site in Ireland; Tepe Godin, a Chalcolithic, Bronze Age, and Iron Age site in Iran; Salibiya I, a Late Natufian site in the West Bank; and Kelheim, a late Iron Age oppidum in Southern Germany. She is currently the staff zooarchaeologist for the Amheida project in Egypt and the Razdolnoe project in Ukraine. Dr. Crabtree has written and edited a number of books on archaeology and zooarchaeology including Exploring Prehistory: How Archaeology Reveals our Past (with D. V. Campana), Medieval Archaeology: An Excyclopedia, and Ancient Europe: An Encyclopedia of the Barbarian World (8000 BC - AD 1000) (with P. Bogucki). She recently co-edited Anthropological Approaches to Zooarchaeology: Colonialism, Complexity and Animal Transformations (2010). Dr. Crabtree is the Treasurer and a member of the Executive Committee and the International Committee of the International Council for Archaeozoology. Her research has been supported by the National Science Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Adams, Bradley
Dr. Adams' expertise is in the field of Forensic Anthropology. He is the Director of the Forensic Anthropology Unit for the Office of Chief Medical Examiner in New York City. Dr. Adams and his team are responsible for all forensic anthropology casework in the five boroughs of New York City (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island). Dr. Adams and his team are also integral players in the ongoing work related to identification efforts of 9/11 victims. This includes daily monitoring and/or excavation of sites around the World Trade Center site. It also includes the analysis, tracking, storage, and release of all human remains associated with the World Trade Center attacks. Prior to accepting the position in New York, Dr. Adams was a Forensic Anthropologist and Laboratory Manager at the Central Identification Laboratory (CIL) in Hawaii from 1997-2004. While with the CIL, Dr. Adams directed large-scale recovery and investigation operations in remote locations including Burma, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Papua New Guinea, North Korea, and Nicaragua among others. These operations were conducted in order to recover the remains of missing U.S. military personnel. Dr. Adams has served as an expert witness in Forensic Anthropology in multiple court cases. He has worked as the project osteologist on several archaeological excavations in the United States and abroad. Dr. Adams has authored/edited several books and he has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals on topics relating primarily to forensic anthropology. In addition, he has presented or co-authored numerous papers at professional meetings. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Anthropology, a Fellow with the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, a founding board member of the Scientific Working Group for Forensic Anthropology, and a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Forensic Sciences.