Human skeletons are widely studied in archaeological, anthropological and forensic settings to learn about the deceased. This book focusses on identified skelet

Ancestry determination in the identification of unknown remains can be a challenge for forensic scientists and anthropologists, especially when the remains avai

Ortner's Identification of Pathological Conditions in Human Skeletal Remains, Third Edition, provides an integrated and comprehensive treatment of the pathologi

Commingling of human remains presents an added challenge to all phases of the forensic process. This book brings together tools from diverse sources within fore

Of the parts of the human body, the bones have a unique durability that lends itself to collection. Provided a body has not been cremated, the skeletal remains