Main description:

Atlas of Human Cranial Macromorphoscopic Traits synthesizes macromorphoscopic traits and their analysis in an accessible manner, providing detailed descriptions and examples of the various character state manifestations intended for use in classrooms, laboratories, and in the field. The volume begins with an outline of the macromorphoscopic dataset, its history, recent modifications to the historical approach, and recent technological and analytical advances. Additional sections cover Nomenclature, Gross Anatomy, Function, Methodology, Line Drawings, Detailed Definitions, Multiple High-resolution Photographs, and Population Variation Data from the Macromorphoscopic Databank (MaMD).

The volume concludes with a chapter outlining the statistical analysis of macromorphoscopic data and a summary of the computer programs and reference databases available to forensic anthropologists for the analysis of these data.

Contents:

1. Introduction 2. Macromorphoscopic Traits 3. Anterior Nasal Spine 4. Inferior Nasal Aperture 5. Interorbital Breadth 6. Malar Tubercle 7. Nasal Aperture Shape 8. Nasal Aperture Width 9. Nasal Bone Contour 10. Nasal Bone Shape 11. Nasal Overgrowth 12. Nasofrontal Suture 13. Orbital Shape 14. Palate Shape 15. Postbregmatic Depression 16. Posterior Zygomatic Tubercle 17. Supranasal Suture 18. Transverse Palatine Suture 19. Zygomaticomaxillary Suture 20. Analytical Methods 21. Conclusion