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The Analysis of Burned Human Remains by Christopher W. Schmidt, Steven A. Symes is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Analysis of Burned Human Remains about?

This unique reference provides a primary source for osteologists and the medical/legal commumity for the understanding of burned bone remains in forensic or archaeological contexts. It describes in detail the changes in human bone and soft tissues as a body burns at both the chemical and gross levels and provides an overview of the current procedures in burned bone study. Case studies in forensic and archaeological settings aid those interested in the analysis of burned human bodies, from death scene investigators, to biological anthropologists looking at the recent or ancient dead.<br><br>* Includes the diagnostic patterning of color changes that give insight to the severity of burning, the positioning of the body, and presence (or absence) of soft tissues during the burning event<br>* Chapters on bones and teeth give step-by-step recommendations for how to study and recognize burned hard tissues

Who reads The Analysis of Burned Human Remains?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Christopher W. Schmidt, Steven A. Symes
Publisher
Elsevier Science & Technology Books
Published
2008
Language
EN
ISBN
9780128004517
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Anthropology, Medical, Mathematics

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