The four main features of biological identity are sex, age, stature, and ethnic background.
The forensic osteologist aims to establish these attributes for an individual from their skeletal …

Anthropologists were quick to recognize the potential of new techniques in molecular
biology to provide additional lines of evidence on questions long investigated in …

Accurate identification of the biological sex of ancient remains is vital for critically testing
hypotheses about social structure in prehistoric societies. However, morphological methods …

The social anthropology of death 21 Cross-cultural generalizations and the New
Archaeology's search for middle range theory 27 Funerary practices: agency, power and …

Building on the success of their previous book, White and Folkens' The Human Bone
Manual is intended for use outside the laboratory and classroom, by professional forensic …

The Archaeology of Disease shows how the latest scientific and archaeological techniques
can be used to identify the common illnesses and injuries from which humans suffered in …

The Archaeology of Human Bones provides an up to date account of the analysis of human
skeletal remains from archaeological sites, introducing students to the anatomy of bones …

Sex estimation of skeletons is fundamental to many archaeological studies. Currently, three
approaches are available to estimate sex–osteology, genomics, or proteomics, but little is …

Protein is a major component of all biological evidence, often the matrix that embeds other
biomolecules such as polynucleotides, lipids, carbohydrates, and small molecules. The …

Summary mtDNA was successfully extracted from 108 individuals from the Norris Farms
Oneota, a prehistoric Native American population, to compare the mtDNA diversity from a …