Personal identification is a field where pathology, anthropology, odontology, and even
genetics must merge. Specific features and descriptors (such as scars, moles, gross …

Uniqueness being unprovable, it has recently been argued that individualization in forensic
science is irrelevant and, probability, as applied for DNA profiles, should be applied for all …

Radiography has long been used by anthropologists to establish positive personal
identification of human remains in forensic cases. These methods have been largely ad hoc …

Introduction Body identification is the cornerstone of forensic investigation. It can be
performed using radiographic techniques, if antemortem images are available. This study …

This dissertation examines the accuracy of the biological profile from forensic anthropology
reports among 204 resolved and 284 unresolved skeletal cases at the medical examiners' …

Studies of the method of estimating age at death by the 4th rib exclusively concerned the
phase method without fundamentally challenging the method as such. The present study …

Forensic anthropologists tasked with identification of skeletal remains often have to set up
new strategies to overcome the limitations of conventional individualizing markers. A sound …

Standard plain film medical radiographs often form a valuable line of evidence to identify
individuals in large‐scale fatality events. While commonly available, chest radiographs …

Sex determination is the classification of an individual as either male or female. is evaluation
is an integral part of a biological profile, which also includes the assessment of age, living …

In the United States, the first methods for estimating the biological profile of unknown
individuals in a forensic context were developed in the 19th century by Thomas Dwight …