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Introduction | |
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Historical Background | |
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Forensic Anthropologists and the Medicolegal Community | |
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The Forensic Anthropology Protocol and Methods in Forensic Anthropology | |
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Basics of Human Osteology and Odontology | |
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Overview of the Human Skeleton | |
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Basic Topics in Osteology | |
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Overview of the Human Dentition | |
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Establishing the Forensic Context | |
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Bone versus Non-Bone | |
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Human versus Non-Human | |
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Contemporary versus Non-Contemporary | |
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Recovery Scene Methods | |
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Preliminary Issues | |
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Locating Remains | |
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Mapping Remains | |
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Grave Excavation | |
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Collecting Remains | |
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Mass Disasters | |
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DMORT | |
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Estimating Time Since Death | |
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Overview of Decomposition | |
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Decomposition and Skeletonization | |
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Animal Scavenging | |
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Other Methods | |
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Initial Treatment and Examination | |
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Forensic Anthropology Laboratory | |
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Preparation of Remains | |
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Reconstruction, Sorting, and Re-Assembly | |
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Inventorying Remains | |
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Attribution of Ancestry | |
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Anthroposcopic Traits | |
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Metrical Methods | |
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Miscellaneous Ancestral Characteristics | |
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Attribution of Sex | |
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Sexing the Pelvis | |
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Sexing the Skull | |
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Miscellaneous Methods | |
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Sexing Subadults | |
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Estimation of Age at Death | |
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Subadults | |
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Adults | |
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Calculation of Stature | |
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Basics of Stature Reconstruction | |
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Full Skeleton Methods | |
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Long Limb Bones | |
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Other Skeletal Elements | |
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Partial Long Limb Bones | |
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Adjustments to Stature | |
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Death, Trauma, and the Skeleton | |
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Cause and Manner of Death | |
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Basics of Bone Trauma | |
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Characteristics of Forces Causing Trauma | |
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Types of Trauma | |
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Timing of Bone Injury | |
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Projectile Trauma | |
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Basics of Ammunition and Firearms | |
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Effects of Bullets on Bone | |
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Bullet Wound Analysis | |
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Pellet Wound Analysis | |
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Miscellaneous Projectiles | |
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Cause and Manner of Death | |
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Blunt Trauma | |
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Characteristics of Instruments | |
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Types of Fractures | |
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Effects of Blunt Instruments | |
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Wound Analysis | |
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Cause and Manner of Death | |
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Sharp and Miscellaneous Trauma | |
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Sharp Trauma | |
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Strangulation | |
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Chemical Trauma | |
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Cause and Manner of Death | |
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Antemortem Skeletal Conditions | |
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Pathological Conditions | |
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Skeletal Anomalies | |
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Occupational Stress Markers | |
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Postmortem Changes to Bone | |
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Dismemberments | |
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Animal Scavenging | |
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Fire Damage | |
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Weathering | |
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Burial Damage | |
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Water Transport Damage | |
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Miscellaneous | |
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Additional Aspects of Individualization | |
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Facial Reproduction | |
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Assessing Handedness | |
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Estimating Body Weight | |
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Identification Using Antemortem Records | |
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Radiography | |
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Photographic Superimposition | |
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Forensic Odontology | |
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Miscellaneous | |
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Conclusion | |
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Ethical Responsibilities | |
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The Final Report | |
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Courtroom Testimony | |
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Future of Forensic Anthropology | |