Forensic Microscopy for Skeletal Tissues: Methods and Protocols

Abstract

Analyses of skeletal material using modern microscopic techniques (optical microscopy, electron microscopy, scanning microscopy) have lately been performed more and more often, not only in research in the field of forensic anthropology, but also in studies in the area of historical anthropology, odontology and bioarchaeology. The book Forensic Microscopy for Skeletal Tissues: Methods and Protocols edited by Lynn S. Bell and published in 2013 by Humana Press is the first “manual” familiarising the reader in detail with methods of preparing histological specimens from teeth and bones for use in anthropological research. The book consists of fifteen chapters presenting fifteen scientific issues (important for physical anthropologists, forensic anthropologists, odontologists and bioarchaeologists) that require the use of microscopic techniques. Each chapter