Adams / Crabtree Comparative Osteology

A Laboratory and Field Guide of Common North American Animals
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-0-12-388440-4
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 460 Seiten

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 http://booksite.academicpress.com/9780123884374

Dr. Adams' expertise is in the field of Forensic Anthropology. He is currently 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 recovery and identification work related to the September 11, 2001 attacks of the World Trade Center. 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. The CIL is responsible for recovering missing U.S. military personnel from remote locations across the globe and its staff utilizes forensic anthropology as a key component in the identification efforts. While with the CIL, Dr. Adams directed large-scale recovery operations in such locations as Vietnam, Cambodia, North Korea, and Papua New Guinea. 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, he has authored/edited several books, and he has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals on topics relating primarily to forensic anthropology. 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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Adams, Bradley

Crabtree, Pam

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Comparative Osteology: A Laboratory and Field Guide of Common North American Animals;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Contents;6
5;1: Introduction, Scope of Book, and Credits;14
5.1;Archaeological Context;18
5.2;Forensic Context;19
5.3;Book Terminology and Organization;19
5.4;Background of the Specimens Included in this Book;21
5.5;Photographic Credits;22
6;2: Crania;24
6.1;Crania of Large Species;25
6.2;Adult Human;26
6.3;Horse;27
6.4;Cow;28
6.5;Bear;29
6.6;Deer;30
6.7;Pig;31
6.8;Goat;32
6.9;Sheep;33
6.10;Dog;34
6.11;Crania of Small Species;35
6.12;Newborn Human;36
6.13;Raccoon;37
6.14;Opossum;38
6.15;Cat;39
6.16;Rabbit;40
6.17;Duck;41
6.18;Chicken;42
7;3: Humeri;44
7.1;Humeri of Large Species;45
7.2;Adult Human;46
7.3;Horse;47
7.4;Bear;48
7.5;Cow;49
7.6;Pig;50
7.7;Dog;51
7.8;Deer;52
7.9;Sheep;53
7.10;Goat;54
7.11;Humeri of Small Species;55
7.12;Newborn Human;56
7.13;Turkey;57
7.14;Duck;58
7.15;Raccoon;59
7.16;Cat;60
7.17;Opossum;61
7.18;Rabbit;62
7.19;Chicken;63
8;4: Radii and Ulnae;64
8.1;Radii and Ulnae of Large Species;65
8.2;Adult Human;66
8.3;Horse;67
8.4;Cow;68
8.5;Bear;69
8.6;Pig;70
8.7;Deer;71
8.8;Dog;72
8.9;Sheep;73
8.10;Goat;74
8.11;Radii and Ulnae of Small Species;75
8.12;Newborn Human;76
8.13;Turkey;77
8.14;Raccoon;78
8.15;Cat;79
8.16;Duck;80
8.17;Opossum;81
8.18;Chicken;82
8.19;Rabbit;83
9;5: Femora;84
9.1;Femora of Large Species;85
9.2;Adult Human;86
9.3;Horse;87
9.4;Cow;88
9.5;Bear;89
9.6;Pig;90
9.7;Deer;91
9.8;Dog;92
9.9;Sheep;93
9.10;Goat;94
9.11;Femora of Small Species;95
9.12;Newborn Human;96
9.13;Raccoon;97
9.14;Turkey;98
9.15;Cat;99
9.16;Rabbit;100
9.17;Opossum;101
9.18;Chicken;102
9.19;Duck;103
10;6: Tibiae;104
10.1;Tibiae of Large Species;105
10.2;Adult Human;106
10.3;Horse;107
10.4;Cow;108
10.5;Bear;109
10.6;Deer;110
10.7;Dog;111
10.8;Sheep;112
10.9;Pig;113
10.10;Goat;114
10.11;Tibiae of Small Species;115
10.12;Newborn Human;116
10.13;Turkey;117
10.14;Chicken;118
10.15;Duck;119
10.16;Raccoon;120
10.17;Cat;121
10.18;Rabbit;122
10.19;Opossum;123
11;7: Human (Homo sapiens);124
11.1;Cranium;125
11.2;Humerus;128
11.3;Radius;131
11.4;Ulna;134
11.5;Femur;136
11.6;Tibia;139
11.7;Fibula;143
11.8;Scapula;145
11.9;Sternum;148
11.10;Pelvis;149
11.11;Sacrum;151
11.12;Vertebrae;152
11.13;Metacarpals, Metatarsals, and Tarsals;154
12;8: Horse (Equus caballus);158
12.1;Cranium;159
12.2;Humerus;160
12.3;Radius and Ulna;162
12.4;Femur;166
12.5;Tibia;169
12.6;Fibula;173
12.7;Scapula;174
12.8;Sternum;176
12.9;Pelvis;177
12.10;Vertebrae;180
12.11;Metacarpus and Metatarsus;181
13;9: Cow (Bos taurus and Bos indicus);184
13.1;Cranium;185
13.2;Humerus;186
13.3;Radius and Ulna;188
13.4;Femur;191
13.5;Tibia;194
13.6;Scapula;196
13.7;Pelvis;197
13.8;Metacarpus, Metatarsus, and Tarsals;199
14;10: Bear (Ursus americanus);202
14.1;Cranium;203
14.2;Humerus;204
14.3;Radius;205
14.4;Ulna;206
14.5;Femur;208
14.6;Tibia;209
14.7;Fibula;211
14.8;Scapula;212
14.9;Sternum;213
14.10;Pelvis;214
14.11;Sacrum;215
14.12;Vertebrae;216
14.13;Metacarpals, Metatarsals, and Tarsals;217
15;11: Deer (Odocoileus virginianus);220
15.1;Cranium;221
15.2;Humerus;222
15.3;Radius;224
15.4;Ulna;227
15.5;Femur;228
15.6;Tibia;231
15.7;Scapula;233
15.8;Pelvis;235
15.9;Sacrum;236
15.10;Vertebrae;237
15.11;Metacarpus, Metatarsus, and Tarsals;238
16;12: Pig (Sus scrofa);242
16.1;Cranium;243
16.2;Humerus;244
16.3;Radius and Ulna;247
16.4;Femur;251
16.5;Tibia;253
16.6;Fibula;256
16.7;Scapula;257
16.8;Sternum;258
16.9;Pelvis;259
16.10;Vertebrae;260
16.11;Metacarpals, Metatarsals, and Tarsals;261
17;13: Goat (Capra hircus);266
17.1;Cranium;267
17.2;Humerus;268
17.3;Radius;271
17.4;Ulna;273
17.5;Femur;275
17.6;Tibia;278
17.7;Scapula;280
17.8;Pelvis;282
17.9;Metacarpus and Metatarsus;283
18;14: Sheep (Ovis aries);286
18.1;Cranium;287
18.2;Humerus;289
18.3;Radius and Ulna;291
18.4;Femur;295
18.5;Tibia;297
18.6;Scapula;299
18.7;Pelvis;300
18.8;Sacrum;301
18.9;Metacarpus, Metatarsus, and Tarsals;302
19;15: Dog (Canis familiaris);306
19.1;Cranium;307
19.2;Humerus;308
19.3;Radius;310
19.4;Ulna;312
19.5;Femur;313
19.6;Tibia;315
19.7;Fibula;317
19.8;Scapula;318
19.9;Pelvis;319
19.10;Sacrum;320
19.11;Vertebrae;321
20;16: Raccoon (Procyon lotor);322
20.1;Cranium;323
20.2;Humerus;324
20.3;Radius;325
20.4;Ulna;326
20.5;Femur;327
20.6;Tibia;328
20.7;Scapula;329
20.8;Pelvis;330
20.9;Vertebrae and Baculum;331
21;17: Opossum (Didelphis virginiana);332
21.1;Cranium and Mandible;333
21.2;Humerus;335
21.3;Radius;337
21.4;Ulna;338
21.5;Femur;339
21.6;Tibia;340
21.7;Fibula;341
21.8;Scapula;342
21.9;Pelvis;343
21.10;Vertebrae;344
22;18: Cat (Felis catus);346
22.1;Cranium;347
22.2;Humerus;348
22.3;Radius;349
22.4;Ulna;350
22.5;Femur;351
22.6;Tibia;352
22.7;Fibula;353
22.8;Scapula;354
22.9;Pelvis;355
22.10;Vertebrae;356
23;19: Rabbit (Oryctolagus cunniculus and Sylvilagus carolinensis);358
23.1;Cranium;359
23.2;Humerus;360
23.3;Radius and Ulna;361
23.4;Femur;362
23.5;Tibia and Fibula;363
23.6;Scapula;364
23.7;Pelvis;365
23.8;Sacrum;366
23.9;Vertebra;366
24;20: Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo);368
24.1;Humerus;369
24.2;Radius;370
24.3;Ulna;371
24.4;Femur;372
24.5;Tibiotarsus;373
24.6;Fibula;374
24.7;Pectoral Girdle;375
24.8;Pelvis;376
24.9;Synsacrum;377
24.10;Carpometacarpus;378
25;21: Duck (Anas platyrhynchos);380
25.1;Cranium;381
25.2;Humerus;382
25.3;Radius;383
25.4;Ulna;384
25.5;Femur;385
25.6;Tibia;386
25.7;Fibula;387
25.8;Scapula;388
25.9;Sternum;389
25.10;Pelvis;390
25.11;Synsacrum;391
25.12;Carpometacarpus and Tarsometatarsus;392
26;22: Chicken (Gallus gallus);394
26.1;Cranium;395
26.2;Humerus;396
26.3;Radius;397
26.4;Ulna;398
26.5;Femur;399
26.6;Tibia;400
26.7;Fibula;401
26.8;Scapula;402
26.9;Sternum;403
26.10;Pelvis;404
26.11;Carpometacarpus and Tarsometatarsus;405
27;23: Miscellaneous;406
27.1;Subadult Skeletal Elements;407
27.2;Adult Skeletal Elements;410
27.3;Rat;411
27.4;Bobcat;412
27.5;Fox;413
27.6;Turtle;414
28;24: Traces of Butchery and Bone Working;420
28.1;Introduction;420
28.2;Modern Butchery: Eighteenth Century to Present;423
28.3;Butchery Using Cleavers and Heavy Knives;432
28.4;Prehistoric Butchery;435
28.5;Bone as a Raw Material;437
29;References;442
30;Index;446