The field of taphonomy was generally defined by Efremov in 1940 as the study of the
processes by which organic remains pass from the biosphere into the lithosphere as the …

Since work began on the first volume Forensic Taphonomy in 1993 (Haglund and Sorg,
1997a), traditional taphonomy and forensic research has undergone significant change …

Links have recently been established between the study of death assemblages by
archaeologists and paleontologists (taphonomy) and the application of physical …

A truly interdisciplinary approach to this core subject within Forensic Science Combines
essential theory with practical crime scene work Includes case studies Applicable to all time …

The main goals in any forensic skeletal analysis are to answer who is the person
represented (individualization), how that person died (trauma/pathology) and when that …

Liberally illustrated with photographs, maps, and other images, Advances in Forensic
Taphonomy: Method, Theory, and Archaeological Perspectives offers modern techniques for …

A critical review of the conceptual and practical evolution of forensic anthropology during the
last two decades serves to identify two key external factors and four tightly inter‐related …

Medicolegal death investigation requires a multidisciplinary approach to the collection of
data from the crime scene to the autopsy table. Law enforcement processing of the indoor …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses taphonomy and paleoecology. It is always
refreshing and sometimes informative to look at the same thing from a different point of view …

Funerary taphonomy has come of age as an important field in osteoarchaeology. Its goal is
to reconstruct funerary practices by using taphonomic evidence, including both evidence …