Virtual anthropology is made possible by modern cross-sectional imaging. Multislice CT
(MSCT) can be used for comparative bone and dental identification, reconstructive …

The biological profile, conducted by a forensic anthropologist, is necessary for severely
decomposed or skeletonized remains. The biological profile consists of estimates of sex …

Homo naledi is a previously-unknown species of extinct hominin discovered within the
Dinaledi Chamber of the Rising Star cave system, Cradle of Humankind, South Africa. This …

Recent research has explored the possibility of extracting ancillary information from primary
biometric traits viz., face, fingerprints, hand geometry, and iris. This ancillary information …

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 …

This book provides comprehensive coverage of the methods and issues in the current
practice of forensic anthropology. It introduces students to all the major topics in the field …

Techniques that are currently available for estimating stature and body mass from European
skeletal remains are all subject to various limitations. Here, we develop new prediction …

Increased sedentism during the Holocene has been proposed as a major cause of
decreased skeletal robusticity (bone strength relative to body size) in modern humans …

Anthropometry is a series of systematized measuring techniques that express quantitatively
the dimensions of the human body and skeleton. Anthropometry is often viewed as a …

In this latest volume in the Human Evolution Series, Erik Trinkaus and his co-authors
synthesize the research and findings concerning the human remains found at the Sunghir …