Human Remains: Another Dimension

Chapter 1. Context

• 1.1 Introduction
• 1.2 Human Remains—Another Dimension
• References

Chapter 2. The Rot Sets In: Low-Powered Microscopic Investigation of Taphonomic Changes to Bone Microstructure and its Application to Funerary Contexts

• Abstract
• 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

Chapter 3. Human Bone and Dental Histology in an Archaeological Context

• Abstract
• 3.1 Introduction
• 3.2 Bone
• 3.3 Teeth
• 3.4 Technical Considerations
• 3.5 Human Skeletal Histology in Medieval Canterbury, UK: Short Study
• 3.6 Conclusions
• Acknowledgments
• References

Chapter 4. “Cut to the Bone”: The Enhancement and Analysis of Skeletal Trauma Using Scanning Electron Microscopy

• Abstract
• 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 Marks
• 4.6 Conclusions
• Acknowledgments
• References

Chapter 5. The Role of Radiography in Disaster Victim Identification

• Abstract
• References

Chapter 6. Recording In Situ Human Remains in Three Dimensions: Applying Digital Image-Based Modeling

• Abstract
• 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

Chapter 7. Shedding Light on Skeletal Remains: The Use of Structured Light Scanning for 3D Archiving

• Abstract
• 7.1 Introduction
• 7.2 Contextual Information
• 7.3 Results and Discussion
• 7.4 Conclusions
• Acknowledgments
• References

Chapter 8. The Use of Laser Scanning for Visualization and Quantification of Abrasion on Water-Submerged Bone

• Abstract
• 8.1 Introduction
• 8.2 Experimental Flume Studies
• 8.3 Results and Discussion
• 8.4 Conclusions
• Acknowledgments
• References

Chapter 9. Laser Scanning of Skeletal Pathological Conditions

• Abstract
• 9.1 Introduction
• 9.2 Use of Multiscalar Techniques
• 9.3 Developing Research Beyond Traditional Landmarks
• 9.4 Workflows
• 9.5 Postprocessing
• 9.6 Contextualizing Outputs From Digital Bioarchaeology
• 9.7 Summary
• Acknowledgments
• References

Chapter 10. Virtual Reconstruction of Cranial Remains: The H. Heidelbergensis, Kabwe 1 Fossil

• Abstract
• 10.1 Introduction
• 10.2 Materials and Methods
• 10.3 Results and Discussion
• Acknowledgments
• References

Chapter 11. Pediatric Medicine—Postmortem Imaging in Suspected Child Abuse

• Abstract
• 11.1 Introduction
• 11.2 Conventional Radiography
• 11.3 Computed Tomography
• 11.4 Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• 11.5 Conclusions
• Acknowledgments
• References

Chapter 12. The Storage and Long-Term Preservation of 3D Data

• Abstract
• 12.1 Growth of 3D Data
• 12.2 Advantages of 3D Datasets
• 12.3 Importance of Retaining Data
• 12.4 Digital Preservation, not Data Storage
• 12.5 Preserving 3D Datasets
• 12.6 What to Preserve?
• 12.7 Which Formats?
• 12.8 Metadata and Documentation
• 12.9 Conclusions
• References

Chapter 13. Management of 3D Image Data

• Abstract
• 13.1 What Is 3D Image Data?
• 13.2 Large Dataset Storage
• 13.3 Issues to Consider: Data Management
• 13.4 Conclusions
• References

Chapter 14. Ethical Considerations: An Added Dimension

• Abstract
• 14.1 Our Ethical Responsibility to Human Remains
• 14.2 The Role of Imaging
• 14.3 Replicas, Reconstructions, and Reproductions
• 14.4 Dissemination and Display
• 14.5 Conclusions
• References