Lab Manual and Workbook for Physical Anthropology

Name: Lab Manual and Workbook for Physical Anthropology
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ISBN: 9780495093992

ISBN-10: 0495093998

ISBN-13: 9780495093992

Edition: 6th 2007 (Revised)

Authors: Diane L. France

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Now in full color, Diane France's lab manual balances the study of human osteology, forensic anthropology, anthropometry, primates, human evolution, and genetics with a new chapter on growth & development, more material on disease and more on the anomalies of the human skeleton caused by disease and mechanical stress. Redundant and complex exercises have been pulled and the art program has been greatly enhanced with color images that include scales and orientation information. Exercises now contain thumbnail images of the related images for easy reference. In addition to providing hands-on lab assignments that help students apply physical anthropology perspectives and techniques to real…

Book details

List price: $102.95
Edition: 6th
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Wadsworth
Publication date: 9/26/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 8.75" wide x 10.50" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.628
Language: English

Diane France received her Ph.D. in 1983 from the University of Colorado and was certified in forensic anthropology in 1989 by the American Board of Forensic Anthropology; she is currently on the board of directors and is also a fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. Dr. France is the director of the Laboratory for Human Identification at Colorado State University and is the president of NecroSearch, International, a multidisciplinary team dedicated to helping law enforcement search for clandestine graves and recovering evidence (including bodies) from those crime scenes. She is active in the federal disaster mortuary team, DMORT, and has responded to numerous mass fatality…



Preface


Supplements for Instructors



Genetics


Objectives


Basic Genetics


DNA Replication


Mitosis


Meiosis


Sources of Variability


Solving Genetics Problems


Survey of Some Genetic Traits



Gamete Formation



Phenotype Summary



Genotype Formations


Pedigree Analysis


Sex Linkage



Pedigree Exercises


Blood Typing



Blood-Type Genetics


Evolution and the Hardy-Weinberg Formula



Population Genetics


Probability


Assortative Mating


Migration or Gene Flow (Hybridization)


Genetic Drift and Founder Effect


DNA Typing



Population Genetics and DNA Typing


Reexamining the Issues



Biological Classification


Objectives


Introduction


General Mammalian Classification


Primate Classification



Biological Classification


Reexamining the Issues



Human Osteology


Objectives


Introduction


Bones of the Skull


Postcranial Bones



The Human Skeleton


Reexamining the Issues



Growth and Development


Objectives


Introduction


Dental and Skeletal Development from the Fetus to the Adult


A Final Comment



Growth and Development


Reexamining the Issues



Comparison of the Skeletons of Quadrupeds, Bipeds, and Brachiators


Objectives


The Vertebral Column


The Cranium


The Pelvis


The Limbs


Measurements and Indices



Comparison of Skeletons


Reexamining the Issues



Comparing the Living Primates


Objectives


Introduction


Postcranial Comparisons and Locomotion


Dental Trends through Primate Evolution



Comparing Extant Primates


Reexamining the Issues



Observation of Living Primate Behavior and Morphology


Objectives


Introduction


Behavior Categories


Sampling Techniques



Classification, Morphology, and Locomotion



Primate Observation



Checklist of Primate Behaviors


Reexamining the Issues



Early Evolution of Primates in the Paleocene, Eocene, and Oligocene


Objectives


Introduction


Evolutionary Theory


Paleocene (65-55 M.Y.A.)


Eocene (55-34 M.Y.A.)


Oligocene (34-22.5 M.Y.A.)



Early Evolution of Primates


Reexamining the Issues



Miocene Hominid Evolution


Objectives


The Biomolecular Data


The Molecular Clock


The Fossil Data


The Early Miocene


The Middle and Late Miocene



Miocene Hominoid Evolution


Reexamining the Issues



The Early Hominids


Objectives


Introduction


East African Hominids


The South African Australopithecines


Comparison of East and South African Pliocene Fossils



The Early Hominids


Reexamining the Issues



The Genus Homo


Objectives


Introduction


Homo rudolfensis


Homo habilis


Homo ergaster


Homo erectus


Homo heidelbergensis


Archaic homo sapiens


Homo floresiensis


Modern homo sapiens



The Genus Homo


Reexamining the Issues



Anthropometry, Nonmetric Traits, and Dermatoglyphics


Objectives


Statistical Tests


Metric Analysis


Measurement Descriptions



Measurement Record


Osteometry



Metrics and Statistical Analysis


Nonmetric Traits


Nonmetric Trait Frequencies


Recording Form



Nonmetric Analysis


Dermatoglyphics



Dermatoglyphics


Reexamining the Issues



Abnormalities in the Skeleton: Pathology, Anomalies, and Intentional Modification


Objectives


Introduction


Pathology


Anomalies


Intentional Modification



Abnormalities in the Skeleton


Reexamining the Issues



Human Skeletal Variation and Forensic Anthropology


Objectives


Introduction


The Identification Process


Determination of Sex


Determination of Age


Determination of Ancestry


Estimation of Stature


Further Training in Forensic Anthropology


Comparison of Antemortem to Postmortem Characteristics



Forensic Anthropology


Reexamining the Issues


Glossary


Bibliography


Index