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

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

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

Abstract Letter to the Editor-Moving beyond a lost cause: Forensic anthropology and
ancestry estimates in the United States. Bethard and DiGangi opened a dialogue on the …

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 …

Using a sample of anonymized US forensic anthropology cases (n= 251) from the FADAMA
database, we assess the degree of concordance between decedents' social identifiers and …

Forensic Anthropology DOI: 10.5744/fa. 2020.0046 associated definitions within biological
(formerly physical) anthropology have been well documented (for thorough considerations …

Estimation of the biological profile of unidentified human remains is a critical component of
an anthropologic evaluation of unidentified human remains. The profile is used to search for …

Introduction Nonmetric dental traits and the shape, size, or number of dental anomalies are
essential to various dental fields such as orthodontics, dental anatomy, anthropology …

What is race? And how does it figure in different scientific practices? To answer these
questions, I suggest that we need to know race differently. Rather than defining race or …