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Over the last 10 years interest in the disciplines of forensic anthropology and archaeology has exploded. In order to provide archaeologists and their students with a reliable understanding of these disciplines, this authoritative volume draws contributions from fifty experienced practitioners from around the world to offer a solid foundation in both the practical and ethical components of forensic work. Over 40 chapters weave together historical development, current field methods in analyzing crime, natural disasters and human atrocities, an array of laboratory techniques, key case studies, legal, professional, and ethical issues, and promising future directions, all from a global perspective. This volume will be the benchmark for the understanding of anthropological and archaeological forensics for years to come.

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• Editor Essay: Fugue- The Interrelationship of Cultural Property Laws in Federal Lands Management
• Interviews with John Henry Merryman and Joseph L. Sax
• Two Ways of Looking at Cultural Property
• Interviewed
• Practice Area Sections
• Federal Land Management
• State and Local
• Sherry Hutt with Anita Canovas
• Tribes, Tribal Land, Indian Arts
• Marine Environment
• Museum
• Art Market
• International Cultural Property
• Enforcement Actions
• Articles
• The philosophy of collecting and the international market
• What every museum trustee should know now: Recent court decisions and the legal implications of trusteeship
• The Lower Elwa Klallam Tribe v. State of Washington: A case study of
• Section 106 and regard for native american human remains
• Cultural resource damage on public lands: what the statistics show
• Into the mind of looters
• Historical review of cultural property criminal cases
• Resources
• Law School Update: LCCHP Law School Survey Report
• Review of Books, Articles and other Resources
• Tribute: Recognizing Career Achievements in Resource Protection
• Table of Cases

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Sponsored by the World Archaeological Congress, this handbook examines, in 40-plus chapters, the complementary fields of forensic anthropology and forensic archaeology. In part 1, "History of the Disciplines," contributors distinguish between the two disciplines. They examine each in succession in parts 2 and 3, "Forensic Archaeology" and "Forensic Anthropology." Part 4, "The Crime and Disaster Scene," offers selected case studies. In this volume, 50 international experts discuss basic anthropologic determinations and how they are made, and provide insight into the role of forensic specialists in criminal cases. They also describe the role of forensic anthropologists in cases of fragmented human remains. Forensic anthropologists play a pivotal role in disasters, and this volume presents information on disaster science in general, the role of forensic anthropologists, and case studies of recent disasters. Among the topics discussed in part 5, "The Professional Forensic Archaeologist and Forensic Anthropologist," are ethical considerations, limitations of evidence, and the use of statistics. This is a fascinating work, important for students and experts alike in both archaeology and anthropology. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-level undergraduates through professionals/practitioners. J. A. Gibson Kaplan University

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Soren Blau, B.A.(Hons.), M.Sc., Ph.D. has worked in the Centre for Human Identification (now Human Identification Services - HIS) at the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine (VIFM) as a forensic anthropologist since January 2005 and is currently the manager of the HIS. She is an honorary Senior Lecturer in the Department of Forensic Medicine at Monash University. Soren is involved in local and international casework as well as contributing to international Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) training courses. During her time at the VIFM, Soren has developed an interest in using computerized tomography (CT) data to establish population specific standards for forensic anthropology in Australia. She is currently coordinating a project in East Timor investigating alleged human rights abuses.Douglas H. Ubelaker is a curator and senior scientist at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. where he has been employed since about 1971. He received the PhD degree in 1973 from the University of Kansas. He has published extensively in the general field of human skeletal biology with an emphasis on forensic applications. Since about 1978, he has served as the primary consultant in forensic anthropology for the FBI Laboratory now located in Quantico, Virginia. In this capacity he has reported on over 780 cases and has testified in numerous legal proceedings.