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In recent years the bioarchaeology of Southeast Asia and the
Pacific islands has seen enormous progress. This new and exciting
research is synthesised, contextualised and expanded upon in The
Routledge Handbook of Bioarchaeology in Southeast Asia and the
Pacific Islands. The volume is divided into two broad sections, one
dealing with mainland and island Southeast Asia, and a second
section dealing with the Pacific islands. A multi-scalar approach
is employed to the bio-social dimensions of Southeast Asia and the
Pacific islands with contributions alternating between region
and/or site specific scales of operation to the individual or
personal scale. The more personal level of osteobiographies
enriches the understanding of the lived experience in past
communities. Including a number of contributions from
sub-disciplinary approaches tangential to bioarchaeology the book
provides a broad theoretical and methodological approach. Providing
new information on the globally relevant topics of farming,
population mobility, subsistence and health, no other volume
provides such a range of coverage on these important themes.
In recent years the bioarchaeology of Southeast Asia and the
Pacific islands has seen enormous progress. This new and exciting
research is synthesised, contextualised and expanded upon in The
Routledge Handbook of Bioarchaeology in Southeast Asia and the
Pacific Islands. The volume is divided into two broad sections, one
dealing with mainland and island Southeast Asia, and a second
section dealing with the Pacific islands. A multi-scalar approach
is employed to the bio-social dimensions of Southeast Asia and the
Pacific islands with contributions alternating between region
and/or site specific scales of operation to the individual or
personal scale. The more personal level of osteobiographies
enriches the understanding of the lived experience in past
communities. Including a number of contributions from
sub-disciplinary approaches tangential to bioarchaeology the book
provides a broad theoretical and methodological approach. Providing
new information on the globally relevant topics of farming,
population mobility, subsistence and health, no other volume
provides such a range of coverage on these important themes.
Estimation of the Time Since Death is a current comprehensive work
on the methods and research advances into the time since death and
human decomposition. This work provides practitioners a starting
point for research and practice to assist with the identification
and analysis of human remains. It contains a collection of the
latest scientific research, various estimation methods, and
includes case studies, to highlight methodological application to
real cases. This reference first provides an introduction,
including the early postmortem period, biochemical methods, and the
value of entomology in estimating the time since death, along with
other factors affecting the decomposition process. Further coverage
explores importance of microbial communities in estimating time
since death. Separate chapters on aquatic environments, carbon 14
dating and amino acid racemization, and total body scoring will
round out the reference. The final chapter ties together the
various themes in the context of the longest running human
decomposition facility in the world and outlines future research
directions.
The fate of the human body after death is a subject that has
fascinated enquirers, both in the scientific and legal realms for
millennia. However, objective research into the causes and nature
of human decomposition has only taken place in the last two
centuries, and quantitative measurement of the process as a means
of estimating the time of death has only recently been attempted.
The substantial literature concerning this research has been
published in numerous scientific journals since the beginning of
the nineteenth century. Human Body Decomposition expands on the
current literature to include the evolving research on estimating
the time of death. This volume details the process of decomposition
to include early period after death when the body cools to ambient
temperature, and when the body begins to putrefy. This process is
significant because the estimation of the time of death becomes
increasingly more difficult when the body begins to putrefy. Human
Body Decomposition compiles a chronological account of research
into the estimation of the time since death in human bodies found
decomposed in order that researchers in the subject field can
concentrate their thoughts and build on what has been achieved in
the past.
How are forensic investigations conducted? What are the latest
techniques in forensic methods? This book provides a comprehensive
resource for the study of forensic science and its approaches to
the investigation of death, disaster, and abuse. Editor Marc
Oxenham has drawn together scientists and practitioners from the
Asia-Pacific region with a range of specialties who provide a
context to understand how their various approaches and processes in
forensic investigation contribute to a successful outcome. The book
has been structured into four sections comprising: forensic
archaeology, techniques of human identification, determining time,
manner and cause of death, legal, ethical and procedural issues. As
a background to understanding the main issues, problems, solutions,
debates, controversies and everyday practical approaches to the
practice of forensic science, Forensic Approaches to Death,
Disaster and Abuse is an invaluable aid to students, academics and
practitioners.
When it was published in 1996 Bioarchaeology of Southeast Asia was
the first book to examine the biology and lives of the prehistoric
people of this region. Bringing together the most active
researchers in late Pleistocene/Holocene Southeast Asian human
osteology, the book deals with major approaches to studying human
skeletal remains. Using analysis of the physical appearance of the
region's past peoples, the first section explores issues such as
the first inhabitants of the region, the evidence for subsequent
migratory patterns (particularly between Southeast and Northeast
Asia) and counter arguments centering on in situ microevolutionary
change. This second section reconstructs the health of these
people, in the context of major economic and demographic changes
over time, including those caused by the adoption or
intensification of agriculture. Written for archaeologists,
bioarchaeologists and biological anthropologists, it is a
fascinating insight into the bioarchaeology of this important
region.
When it was published in 1996 Bioarchaeology of Southeast Asia was
the first book to examine the biology and lives of the prehistoric
people of this region. Bringing together the most active
researchers in late Pleistocene/Holocene Southeast Asian human
osteology, the book deals with major approaches to studying human
skeletal remains. Using analysis of the physical appearance of the
region's past peoples, the first section explores issues such as
the first inhabitants of the region, the evidence for subsequent
migratory patterns (particularly between Southeast and Northeast
Asia) and counter arguments centering on in situ microevolutionary
change. This second section reconstructs the health of these
people, in the context of major economic and demographic changes
over time, including those caused by the adoption or
intensification of agriculture. Written for archaeologists,
bioarchaeologists and biological anthropologists, it is a
fascinating insight into the bioarchaeology of this important
region.
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