Human Remains : the Application of Imaging to the Study of Human Remains.
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Saint Louis :
Elsevier Science,
2017.
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Table of Contents:
- Front Cover; Human Remains: Another Dimension; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; List of Contributors; Acknowledgment; 1 Context; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Human Remains-Another Dimension; References; 2 The Rot Sets In: Low-Powered Microscopic Investigation of Taphonomic Changes to Bone Microstructure and its Application t ... ; 2.1 Methods and Assessment; 2.2 Danebury Iron Age Hillfort and Suddern Farm Settlement, Hampshire, UK; 2.3 Church of St. Mary and St. Laurence, Bolsover, Derbyshire, UK; 2.4 East Smithfield, London, UK; 2.5 Summary; References.
- 3 Human Bone and Dental Histology in an Archaeological Context3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Bone; 3.3 Teeth; 3.4 Technical Considerations; 3.5 Human Skeletal Histology in Medieval Canterbury, UK: Short Study; 3.5.1 Materials and Methods; 3.5.2 Results; 3.5.3 Discussion and Summary; 3.6 Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; 4 "Cut to the Bone": The Enhancement and Analysis of Skeletal Trauma Using Scanning Electron Microscopy; 4.1 Case Study: Tool Marks and Human Dissection; 4.2 Identification of Saws and Knives Used in Human Dissection; 4.3 Saws; 4.4 Knives.
- 4.5 SEM Analysis: For More Than Just the Enhancement of Tool Marks4.6 Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; 5 The Role of Radiography in Disaster Victim Identification; References; 6 Recording In Situ Human Remains in Three Dimensions: Applying Digital Image-Based Modeling; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Digital IBM and the "Digital Turn"; 6.3 Funerary Taphonomy and the Third Dimension; 6.4 Discussion; 6.5 Conclusions; References; 7 Shedding Light on Skeletal Remains: The Use of Structured Light Scanning for 3D Archiving; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Contextual Information.
- 7.2.1 Hazel Grove, Greater Manchester7.2.2 Fewston, North Yorkshire; 7.2.3 Significance of Skeletal Remains; 7.2.4 The Scanning Process; 7.3 Results and Discussion; 7.4 Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; 8 The Use of Laser Scanning for Visualization and Quantification of Abrasion on Water-Submerged Bone; 8.1 Introduction; 8.1.1 Abrasion on Submerged Bone; 8.2 Experimental Flume Studies; 8.2.1 Quantitative Measures of Abrasion; 8.3 Results and Discussion; 8.3.1 Quantitative Imaging; 8.3.2 Abrasion Rates; 8.4 Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Websites.
- 9 Laser Scanning of Skeletal Pathological Conditions9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Use of Multiscalar Techniques; 9.3 Developing Research Beyond Traditional Landmarks; 9.3.1 Digitised Diseases and From Cemetery to Clinic; 9.4 Workflows; 9.5 Postprocessing; 9.6 Contextualizing Outputs From Digital Bioarchaeology; 9.7 Summary; Acknowledgments; References; 10 Virtual Reconstruction of Cranial Remains: The H. Heidelbergensis, Kabwe 1 Fossil; 10.1 Introduction; 10.2 Materials and Methods; 10.3 Results and Discussion; Acknowledgments; References.