South Africa has one of the highest murder rates in the world, which is associated with an
increasing number of unidentified individuals. Forensic anthropologists can assist in these …

While dissection remains the method of choice for teaching human anatomy, ethical
requirements for obtaining cadavers has made the process of acquiring human bodies more …

Manual landmarking is used in several manual and semi-automated prediction guidelines
for approximation of the nose. The manual placement of landmarks may, however, render …

Molecular genetics has taken the preeminent position in the search for the ancestors of
modern humans in sub-Saharan Africa. The usefulness of DNA in identifying lineage and …

Standard operating procedures for forensic anthropological analyses dictate that thermally
altered remains should not be measured, hindering the creation of a biological profile. Few …

Abstract To date South African forensic anthropologists are only able to successfully apply a
metric approach to estimate population affinity when constructing a biological profile from …

The combination of high levels of crime, poor documentation of South African citizens, large
numbers of undocumented individuals, vast open fields and the fragmented nature of the …

Three-dimensional (3D) anatomical extraction techniques could help the forensic
anthropologist in a precise and inclusive assessment of biological phenotypes for the …

Age-at-death estimation is pivotal in the identification of unknown human decedents in
forensic medicine. The pulp/tooth area ratio (PAR) method, assessing pulp cavity size as a …

Population overlap and the variation within and among populations have been globally
observed but is often difficult to quantify. To achieve this, numerous different methods need …