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Forensic Anthropology Skeletal Biology Focus of analysis in forensic anthropology vs skeletal biology Age, sex, stature, ancestry determination utilized for goal of identifying individuals Age, sex, stature, ancestry determination utilized for understanding populations Goals of the methods used in forensic cases and skeletal biology cases Methods need to be more conservative, careful, and precise (because of legal implications) Methods focus on trends. For example, age estimate can reflect developmental age, whereas chronological age cannot always be known. How the data is used in forensic skeletal analysis and in prehistoric / historic skeletal analysis Compare information with known data - when individuals are positively identified, estimations can be compared with what is known No known data (typically) - can never know exact sex or age of individuals in population being studied Bone injury and disease in
contemporary skeletal remains vs. prehistoric / historic skeletal remainsPathology - modern skeletal trauma varies from trauma of the past (i.e. trauma from auto wrecks, plane crashes, etc.). Also, less evidence of certain diseases on bone because of improved medical care. Paleopathology - different kinds of trauma from modern societies. Different (possibly more abundant) types of diseases manifested on bones.
Areas of overlap in forensic anthropology and skeletal biology? Molecular genetics, entomology, toxicology, medicine, anatomy, criminalistics, jurisprudence Cultural, archaeology, biology, chemistry, medicine, nutrition, geography
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