Forensic Anthropology Case Studies: Applied Approaches to the Outdoor Crime Scene

Forensic anthropology has long been viewed primarily as a laboratory discipline focused on the analysis and identification of human skeletal remains.This volume expands that perspective by demonstrating that forensic anthropological interpretations are strongest when laboratory analyses are integrated with insights gleaned from the outdoor forensic scene.Through the framework of Outdoor Crime Scene Reconstruction, this book presents forensic anthropology as an applied discipline dedicated to reconstructing past events of medicolegal significance. Drawing on forensic cases and the experiences of forensic anthropology practitioners, the chapters in this edited volume illustrate how forensic osteology, forensic archaeology, and forensic taphonomy operate in tandem to assist with the recovery, documentation, and interpretation of evidence in a wide range of contexts, including surface scatters, clandestine burials, fatal fire scenes, mass fatality incidents, the medical examiner’s office,