Biological distance analysis : forensic and bioarchaeological perspectives

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    • Pilloud, Marin A.
    • Hefner, Joseph T.

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Biological distance analysis : forensic and bioarchaeological perspectives

edited by Marin A. Pilloud, Joseph T. Hefner

Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier, c2016

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Biological Distance Analysis: Forensic and Bioarchaeological Perspectives synthesizes research within the realm of biological distance analysis, highlighting current work within the field and discussing future directions. The book is divided into three main sections. The first section clearly outlines datasets and methods within biological distance analysis, beginning with a brief history of the field and how it has progressed to its current state. The second section focuses on approaches using the individual within a forensic context, including ancestry estimation and case studies. The final section concentrates on population-based bioarchaeological approaches, providing key techniques and examples from archaeological samples. The volume also includes an appendix with additional resources available to those interested in biological distance analyses.

Table of Contents

Section 1. Biodistance Data, Datasets, and Analytical Methods Chapter 1. A Brief History of Biological Distance Analysis Chapter 2. Biological Distances and Population Genetics in Bioarchaeology Chapter 3. Craniometric Data Analysis and Estimation of Biodistance Chapter 4. Advanced Methods in 3-D Craniofacial Morphological Analysis Chapter 5. Cranial Nonmetric and Morphoscopic Data Sets Chapter 6. Dental Morphology in Biodistance Analysis Chapter 7. Dental Metrics in Biodistance Analysis Chapter 8. Do Biological Distances Reflect Genetic Distances? A Comparison of Craniometric and Genetic Distances at Local and Global Scales Chapter 9. Missing Data Imputation Methods and Their Performance With Biodistance Analyses Section 2. Biodistance in a Forensic Setting Chapter 10. Forensic Classification and Biodistance in the 21st Century: The Rise of Learning Machines Chapter 11. Forensic Ancestry Assessment Using Cranial Nonmetric Traits Traditionally Applied to Biological Distance Studies Chapter 12. Biological Distance, Migrants, and Reference Group Selection in Forensic Anthropology Chapter 13. The Craniometric Implications of a Complex Population History in South Africa Chapter 14. Complexity of Assessing Migrant Death Place of Origin Chapter 15. Estimating Ancestry of Fragmentary Remains Via Multiple Classifier Systems: A Study of the Mississippi State Asylum Skeletal Assemblage Chapter 16. Biological Distance Analysis, Cranial Morphoscopic Traits, and Ancestry Assessment in Forensic Anthropology Chapter 17. Dominance in Dental Morphological Traits: Implications for Biological Distance Studies Section 3. Biodistance and Population Studies Chapter 18. Postmarital Residence Analysis Chapter 19. Population Structure During the Collapse of the Moche (AD 200-850): A Comparison of Results Derived From Deciduous and Permanent Tooth Trait Data From San Jose de Moro, Jequetepeque Valley, Peru Chapter 20. Alternate Methods to Assess Phenetic Affinities and Genetic Structure Among Seven South African "Bantu" Groups Based on Dental Nonmetric Data Chapter 21. Crossroads of the Old World: Dental Morphological Data and the Evidence for a Eurasian Cline Chapter 22. A Baffling Convergence: Tooth Crown and Root Traits in Europe and New Guinea Chapter 23. Population Biodistance in Global Perspective: Assessing the Influence of Population History and Environmental Effects on Patterns of Craniomandibular Variation Chapter 24. A Biodistance Analysis of Mandibles From Taiwan, Asia, and the Pacific: A Search for Polynesian Origins Chapter 25. The Biocultural Evolution in the Osmore Valley: Morphological Dental Traits in Pre-Inca Populations

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