Forensic anthropology is the application of the anatomical science of anthropology and its various subfields, including forensic archaeology and forensic taphonomy, in a legal setting. A forensic anthropologist can assist in the identification of deceased individuals whose remains are decomposed, burned, mutilated or otherwise unrecognizable, as might happen in a plane crash. Forensic anthropologists are also instrumental in the investigation and documentation of genocide and mass graves. Along with forensic pathologists, forensic dentists, and homicide investigators, forensic anthropologists commonly testify in court as expert witnesses. Using physical markers present on a skeleton, a forensic anthropologist can potentially determine a person's age, sex, stature, and race. In addition to ...
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Forensic Anthropology Lab at the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institute, Washingt...
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An exhumed mass grave in Potocari, Bosnia and Herzegovina, where key events in the July 1995 Srebren...
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Hillger, P., Jain, R., Grzyb, J., Mavarani, L., Bücher, T., Pfeiffer, U. R., ... & Guillet, J. P...
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Photograph of deceased forensic anthropologist Earnest Hooton.
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Photograph of deceased forensic anthropologist Earnest Hooton.