Recent discussions have revolved around the concept of ancestry and ancestry estimation;
however, the associated terminology and its theoretical underpinnings have not been …

Few things are as interesting to us as our own bodies and, by extension, our own identities.
In recent years, there has been a growing interest in the relationship between the body …

Although malaria is one of the oldest and most widely distributed diseases affecting humans,
identifying and characterizing its presence in ancient human remains continue to challenge …

In some jurisdictions, race, ancestry or population affinity are part of the biological profile
used in preliminary identification, for historical and political reasons. It is long overdue for …

This research explores the contribution bioarchaeology can make to the study of slavery in
Roman Britain, responding to the calls by Webster and colleagues for the greater use of …

Forensic anthropologists develop and apply methods to aid in the identification of
individuals in a medico‐legal context. Methods for identifying sex, age at death, stature and …

The objective of this study is to analyze the accuracy and applicability of the AncesTrees
software with respect to a set of cranial measurements of a Brazilian sample consisting of …

Angled/curved zygomaxillary suture coding is widely employed in cranial assessments of
ancestry. However, the efficacy of this method has not been extensively evaluated across …

While traders of human remains on Instagram will give some indication, their best estimate,
or repeat hearsay, regarding the geographic origin or provenance of the remains, how can …

The human face is physically, psychologically, and socially significant, and facial
appearance is crucial to social identity. Therefore, the facial depiction of people from the …