Fairgrieve: Forensic Cremation. Recovery and Analysis. Hardback 
9780849391897

• Forensic Cremation. Recovery and Analysis. Hardback
• By Scott I. Fairgrieve
• 224 pages, 63 black & white illustrations, 35 black & white tables. 2008. The determination of identity and the evaluation of trauma require special consideration when a body suffers extreme levels of damage sustained in a fire...

Beginning with the search and recovery of the cremated remains (cremains) and the interpretation of the fire scene, the challenges and practicalities of recovering and analyzing burned remains demand a unique set of skills and expertise.This book provides a synopsis of these challenges and delineates, step-by-step, the recovery and interpretation of cremains from the point of discovery to the end of the analysis. Presenting current research in forensic anthropology in a condensed, useable format, "Forensic Cremation: Recovery and Analysis" begins with an evaluation of the reasonable expectations for analyzing cremains in a forensic setting.