Forensic anthropological knowledge has been used in disaster victim identification (DVI) for
over a century, but over the past decades, there have been a number of disaster events …

Forensic anthropologists are frequently confronted with the need to interpret burnt bone.
Regardless of the context, one of the key factors for the correct interpretation of the remains …

Objectives A new tool for skeletal sex estimation based on measurements of the human os
coxae is presented using skeletons from a metapopulation of identified adult individuals …

Forensic anthropology has seen a recent expansion in depth and scope as well as
increased attention from the media and the legal system. This constantly evolving science …

When the pelvis is unavailable, the skull is widely considered the second best indicator of
sex. The goals of this research are to provide an objective hierarchy of sexing effectiveness …

Ancestry assessments using cranial morphoscopic traits currently rely on subjective trait lists
and observer experience rather than empirical support. The trait list approach, which is …

Abstract Letter to the Editor-Moving beyond a lost cause: Forensic anthropology and
ancestry estimates in the United States. Bethard and DiGangi opened a dialogue on the …

Blunt force trauma is one of the most common injuries encountered by the forensic
pathologist in a variety of scenarios such as transportation fatalities, jumping or falling from …

Context: Information on methods of age estimation in physical anthropology, in particular
with regard to age-at-death from human skeletal remains, is widely available in the literature …

Forensic anthropologists anticipated a significant impact from the 1993 Supreme Court
Daubert decision, which addressed the standard of admissibility for expert testimony. In …