Forensic Anthropology is a journal devoted to the advancement of the science and professional development of the fields of forensic anthropology and forensic archaeology.

The journal primarily focuses on research, technical advancements, population data, and case studies related to the recovery and analysis of human remains in a forensic context. Topics such as forensic osteology, skeletal biology, and modern human skeletal variation are within the scope of Forensic Anthropology.

Vol. 8 No. 1 (2025): Winter 2025

Published: 2025-03-12

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A New Iteration of the Application for Assessing the Population Affinity of Individuals by Tooth Crown and Root Morphology

G. Richard Scott, David S. Navega, João d'Oliveira Coelho, Tatiana Vlemincq-Mendieta, Dori Kenessey, Joel D. Irish

1–9

Abstract

The web-based application rASUDAS, originally based on data from “The Anthropology of Modern Human Teeth,” has been refined since its inception...

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Human Identification by Comparative Medical Radiography

A Validation Study of the Lateral Foot

Clara J. Devota, Elena O. Watson, Valerie A. Leah, Carolyn V. Isaac, Todd W. Fenton, Jered B. Cornelison

10–18

Abstract

Personal identification is often an essential contribution of forensic anthropologists in medicolegal death investigations.
This research...

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Development and Validation of a Subadult Sex Estimation Method Using Pelvic Metrics

Leah E. Auchter, Kyra Stull

19–35

Abstract

The goal of this research is to explore the utility of pelvic interlandmark distances (ILDs) collected from partially and fully fused subadult...

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The Wounds Time Does Not Heal

A Case of Historical Pitfalls and the Present-Day Identification of a U.S. Marine from World War II

Rylan Tegtmeyer Hawke, Cullen J. Black

36–43

Abstract

The segregation and subsequent identification of skeletal remains from commingled contexts is a multifaceted and complicated process. Success or...

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Darrach Procedure

A Skeletal Example

Izze Z. Marler, Alexander James Smith, Melissa Connor

44–47

Abstract

A 62-year-old white male, whose remains were donated to Colorado Mesa University’s Forensic Investigation Research Station, presented with an...

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