Books written by Douglas H. Ubelaker

La Prehistoria Temprana de la Peninsula de Santa Elena, Ecuador: Cultura de las Vegas

Bones: A Forensic Detective's Casebook

The memoirs of a forensic detective reveal the grisly tricks of the trade and how one man has used the tools of forensic science to delve into crimes that date back to 40,000 B.C.

Forensic Science: Current Issues, Future Directions

This book acquaints readers with the complex issues involved and how they are being addressed.

The Global Practice of Forensic Science

"The Global Practice of Forensic Science examines the practice of forensic science between around 30 countries from across five continents"--

Human Skeletal Remains: Excavation, Analysis, Interpretation

Ubelaker's awareness of problems and inadequacies in the excavation procedures and preservation of osteological remains spurred him to publish this book.

Art and Archaeology of Challuabamba, Ecuador

In this book, he and the team of art historians and archaeologists who excavated at Challuabamba present their findings, which establish the community’s importance as a center in a network of trade and artistic influence that extended to ...

Handbook of Forensic Anthropology and Archaeology

Draws contributions from fifty experienced practitioners from around the world to offer a benchmark of knowledge in both the practical and research components of forensic work conducted by anthropologists and archaeologists.

Living and Dying on the 17th Century Patuxent Frontier

Enterramientos humanos: excavación, análisis, interpretación

Amerika I - Nordamerika, Mexiko

Handbook of Forensic Anthropology and Archaeology

With contributions from 70 experienced practitioners from around the world, this second edition of the authoritative Handbook of Forensic Archaeology and Anthropology provides a solid foundation in both the practical and ethical components ...

Forensic Archaeology

This new four-volume collection from Routledge, assembled and introduced by a transatlantic editorial team, brings together foundational and cutting-edge major works to enable users to make sense of a vast--and rapidly growing--corpus of ...

Forensic Science and Humanitarian Action: Interacting with the Dead and the Living

Arranged into five sections, this book addresses the ‘management of the dead’ across five major areas in humanitarian forensic science.

The Forensic Evaluation of Burnt Human Remains

Opening with a historical overview of the discipline, the book covers the search and recovery aspects of burnt human remains, medico-legal investigations, determination of the post mortem interval of burnt remains, structural changes of ...

Forensic Science and Humanitarian Action: Interacting with the Dead and the Living

In addition to publishing peer‐reviewed journal articles and numerous book chapters, Soren co‐edited the Handbook of Forensic Anthropology and Archaeology and co‐authored An Atlas of Skeletal Trauma in Medico‐Legal Contexts.

The Global Practice of Forensic Science

Another issue is the investigation of unnatural death related to medical practice; clinicians often oppose police ... Methamphetamine is a major drug of fatal abuse, followed by tranquilizers, while narcotics and other illicit drugs are ...

Handbook of North American Indians: Environment, origins and population

Environment, Origins, and Population covers the natural environment of the continent to which Indian cultures adapted in prehistoric and historic times, natural resources utilized by these cultures, current knowledge of...

Human Skeletal Remains: Excavation, Analysis, Interpretation

Human Skeletal Remains is divided into two sections. The first section reviews the techniques and information needed for excavating and describing skeletal remains and for achieving reliable estimates of stature, sex, and age at death.

Handbook of Forensic Anthropology and Archaeology

This volume will be the benchmark for the understanding of anthropological and archaeological forensics for years to come. This Handbook is sponsored by World Archaeological Congress"--

Forensic Archaeology