Forensic anthropologists assist law enforcement agencies and medical examiner's offices
with investigations involving human remains, providing insight into trauma analysis, the …

Ancestry assessment represents a major component of forensic anthropological analysis of
recovered human remains. Interpretations of ancestry, together with other aspects of the …

Introduction to Forensic Anthropology provides comprehensive coverage of key methods
and issues in forensic anthropology. Using terminology and best practices recommended by …

The traits of the pubis described by Phenice (Am J Phys Anthropol 30 (1969) 297–302) have
been used extensively by physical anthropologist for sex estimation. This study investigates …

Abstract In 1992, Norm Sauer called for a language shift in which practitioners would move
away from the socially loaded term “race” and replace it with the less provocative term …

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 …

The use of crown and root morphology to estimate population relationships has a long
history in dental anthropology. Over the past two decades, methods employing dental …

In forensic anthropology, ancestry estimation is essential in establishing the individual
biological profile. The aim of this study is to present a new program—AncesTrees …

Sex Estimation of the Human Skeleton is a comprehensive work on the theory, methods, and
current issues for sexing human skeletal remains. This work provides practitioners a starting …

The forced relocation of several thousand Africans during Mexico's historic period has so far
been documented mostly through archival sources, which provide only sparse detail on their …