PDF-(READ)-Ethical Approaches to Human Remains: A Global Challenge in Bioarchaeology and Forensic

This book is the first of its kind combining international perspectives on the current ethical considerations and challenges facing bioarchaeologists in the recovery analysis curation and display of human remains It explores how museum curators commercial practitioners forensic anthropologists and bioarchaeologists deal with ethical issues pertaining to human remains in traditional and digital settings around the world The book not only raises key ethical questions concerning the study display and curation of skeletal remains that bioarchaeologists must face and overcome in different countries but also explores how this global community can work together to increase awareness of similar and indeed disparate ethical considerations around the world and how they can be addressed in working practices The key aspects addressed include ethics in bioarchaeology and forensic anthropology the excavation curation and display of human remains repatriation and new imaging techniques As such the book offers an ideal guide for students and practitioners in the fields of bioarchaeology osteoarchaeology forensic anthropology medical anthropology archaeology anatomy museum and archive studies and philosophy detailing how some ethical dilemmas have been addressed and which future dilemmas need to be considered. . Anthropology 1. Fall 2014. Katherine Schaefers, Instructor. Office: 3102 . Office Hours: Tuesdays/Thursdays 1-2pm. “To make the . strange. . familiar. , and the . familiar. . strange. ”. Strangeness, the unfamiliar is scary and can lead to misguided feelings of anger and hate, which may eventually lead to warfare and death.. Presented by:. Devon Wilson & Kiara Casanova. Focus Question:. What can bones tell us about the human’s life before the time of death and what characteristics can we conclude from their remains?. Forensic anthropology is that branch of applied physical anthropology concerned with the identification of human remains and associated skeletal trauma related to manner of death in a legal context (. What is the topic?. What will you be doing?. Why is this important?. How will you know if you have done well?. Day 2—Review Warm Up//Take out forensic anthropology paper.. Warm Up. Scientists will describe forensic anthropology and its usage by analyzing skeletal remains.. biological profile. diaphysis. epiphysis. forensic anthropology. growth plate (epiphyseal plate). CHAPTER 14 VOCABULARY. joints. ossification. osteoporosis. skeletal trauma analysis. Anthropology – the study of the origin, behavior, social, cultural, and physical development of humans. Anthropology: The cultural and physical study of humans across all geographical areas over time. Forensic Anthropology. Forensic Anthropology: the application of anthropology to legal matters. What Does a Forensic . ANA 413. 2. Course Outline. Definition of concepts. Use of anatomical techniques for determining differences between appearances of body structures in different sexes, ages and races. Advanced Egyptology - Mummification. Bioarchaeology is the analysis of human remains within an interpretative framework, including a wide range of contextual information. This comprehensive and much-needed manual provides both a starting point and a reference for archaeologists working in this integrative field. The authors cover a range of bioarchaeological methods and theory including: ·         Ethical issues involved in dealing with human remains, specifically related to NAGPRA·         Field and taphonomic clues·         Lab and Forensic techniques·         Best practices methods for Excavation techniques·         Special applications of Bioarchaeology·         Theoretical frameworks of BioarchaeologyWith case studies from over twenty years each of bioarchaeological research, the authors integrate theoretical and methodological discussion with a wide range of field studies, from different geographic areas, time periods, and data types, to demonstrate the full scope of this important field of study. Over the past thirty years, forensic anthropologist Mary H. Manhein has helped authorities to identify hundreds of deceased persons throughout Louisiana and beyond. In Bone Remains, she offers details of twenty riveting cases from her files -- many of them involving facial reconstructions where only bones offered clues to an individual\'s story. Manhein takes readers into the field, inside her lab, and through DNA databases and government bureaucracies as she and her team tirelessly work to identify and seek justice for those who can no longer speak for themselves. From a two-thousand-year-old mummy, to Civil War sailors, to graves disturbed by Hurricane Isaac, Manhein presents both modern and historic cases. Her conversational accounts provide a fascinating look into the stories behind the headlines as well as sometimes heart-wrenching details of people lost and found.Manhein shows how each case came to her team, how they used scientific analysis to unravel the secrets the bones had to tell, and how facial reconstructions and a special database for missing and unidentified people assisted in closing cold cases long believed to be unsolvable. She also discusses several mysteries that still elude her, further reflecting the determination and passion central to Manhein\'s career for over three decades. Over the past thirty years, forensic anthropologist Mary H. Manhein has helped authorities to identify hundreds of deceased persons throughout Louisiana and beyond. In Bone Remains, she offers details of twenty riveting cases from her files -- many of them involving facial reconstructions where only bones offered clues to an individual\'s story. Manhein takes readers into the field, inside her lab, and through DNA databases and government bureaucracies as she and her team tirelessly work to identify and seek justice for those who can no longer speak for themselves. From a two-thousand-year-old mummy, to Civil War sailors, to graves disturbed by Hurricane Isaac, Manhein presents both modern and historic cases. Her conversational accounts provide a fascinating look into the stories behind the headlines as well as sometimes heart-wrenching details of people lost and found.Manhein shows how each case came to her team, how they used scientific analysis to unravel the secrets the bones had to tell, and how facial reconstructions and a special database for missing and unidentified people assisted in closing cold cases long believed to be unsolvable. She also discusses several mysteries that still elude her, further reflecting the determination and passion central to Manhein\'s career for over three decades. A book of great scope. Researchers of different disciplinary backgrounds problematize a simple question: What constitutes a massacre? Is it the number buried, their demographics, the cause of death, or the treatment of remains? This book represents a new foundation for the study of massacres.--R. Brian Ferguson, editor of The State, Identity and Violence: Political Disintegration in the Post-Cold War World The first coming together of bioarchaeological and forensic perspectives on mass killings. It emphasizes the importance of context--not only where and how bodies are found but also the contemporary forces influencing their interpretation.--Rebecca C. Redfern, author of Injury and Trauma in Bioarchaeology: Interpreting Violence in Past Lives This volume integrates data from researchers in bioarchaeology and forensic anthropology to explain when and why group-targeted violence occurs. Massacres have plagued both ancient and modern societies, and by analyzing skeletal remains from these events within their broader cultural and historical contexts this volume opens up important new understandings of the underlying social processes that continue to lead to these tragedies. In case studies that include Crow Creek in South Dakota, Khmer Rouge-era Cambodia, the Peruvian Andes, the Tennessee River Valley, and northern Uganda, contributors demonstrate that massacres are a process--a nonrandom pattern of events that precede the acts of violence and continue long afterward. They also show that massacres have varying aims and are driven by culture-specific forces and logic, ranging from small events to cases of genocide. Many of these studies examine bones found in mass graves, while others focus on victims whose bodies have never been buried. Notably, they also expand widely held definitions of massacres to include structural violence, featuring the radical argument that the large-scale death of undocumented migrants in Arizona\'s Sonoran Desert should be viewed as an extended massacre. This is the first volume to focus exclusively on massacres as a unique form of violence. Its interdisciplinary approach illuminates similarities in human behavior across time and space, provides methods for identifying killings as massacres, and helps today\'s societies learn from patterns of the past. Contributors: Cheryl P. Anderson - Cate E. Bird - William E. De Vore - David H. Dye - Julie M. Fleischman - Julia R. Hanebrink - Ryan P. Harrod - Keith P. Jacobi - Ashley E. Kendell - Krista E. Latham - Justin Maiers - Debra L. Martin - Alyson O\'Daniel - Anna J. Osterholtz - Marin A. Pilloud - His Excellency Sonnara Prak - Tricia Redeker Hepner - Sophearavy Ros - Al W. Schwitalla - Dawnie Wolfe Steadman - J. Marla Toyne - Vuthy Voeun - P. Willey ? A volume in the series Bioarchaeological Interpretations of the Human Past: Local, Regional, and Global Perspectives, edited by Clark Spencer Larsen The core subject matter of bioarchaeology is the lives of past peoples, interpreted anthropologically. Human remains, contextualized archaeologically and historically, form the unit of study. Integrative and frequently inter-disciplinary, bioarchaeology draws methods and theoretical perspectives from across the sciences and the humanities. Bioarchaeology: The Contextual Study of Human Remains focuses upon the contemporary practice of bioarchaeology in North American contexts, its accomplishments and challenges. Appendixes, a glossary and 150 page bibliography make the volume extremely useful for research and teaching. Working with human remains raises a whole host of ethical issues, from how the remains are used to how and where they are stored. Over recent years, attitudes towards repatriation and reburial have changed considerably and there are now laws in many countries to facilitate or compel the return of remains to claimant communities. Such changes have also brought about new ways of working with and caring for human remains, while enabling their ongoing use in research projects. This has often meant a reevaluation of working practices for both the curation of remains and in providing access to them. This volume will look at the issues and difficulties inherent in holding human remains with global origins, and how diverse institutions and countries have tackled these issues. Essential reading for advanced students in biological anthropology, museum studies, archaeology and anthropology, as well as museum curators, researchers and other professionals. This book is the first to be entirely devoted to the study of children\'s skeletons from archaeological and forensic contexts. It provides an extensive review of the osteological methods and theoretical concepts of their analysis. Non-adult skeletons provide a wealth of information on the physical and social life of the child from their growth, diet and age at death, to factors that expose them to trauma and disease at different stages of their lives. This book covers the factors that affect non-adult skeletal preservation the assessment of their age, sex and ancestry growth and development infant and child mortality including infanticide weaning ages and disease of dietary deficiency skeletal pathology personal identification and exposure to trauma from birth injuries, accidents and child abuse providing new insights for graduates and postgraduates in osteology, palaeopathology and forensic anthropology.