Learn how human anatomy and forensic investigation open up the intrigue about people and events of America's past from two of the country's top physical anthropologists.
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Goals of the Exhibition:
- To present forensic anthropology as an innovative and exciting way to investigate the present and the past.
- To educate the visitor about the human skeleton and how it records aspects of death and life.
What is Forensic Anthropology?
Forensic Anthropology is a subfield, or branch, of physical anthropology concerned with the identification and interpretation of human skeletal remains in a legal context.
A forensic anthropologist is...
- Someone trained in physical anthropology/skeletal biology
- Works with bones and teeth and has knowledge of human osteology and skeletal variation
- Has some archaeological training
Applications: A forensic anthropologist can...
- Assist with recovery
- Identify remains as human or non-human
- Determine time elapsed since death
- Develop a biological profile (age, sex, ancestry/race)
- Identify skeletal trauma and modification
Knowledge of human osteology is vital for recovery and analysis:
- Adult human skeleton - roughly 206 bones
- Children have more elements and differ from adult remains in size and sometimes appearance
It is important to recover small elements and fragments:
- May show defense wounds or perimortem trauma
- May assist with personal identification
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