Published: 2023-04-01

Age-Related Changes to Frontal Sinus Traits and Implications for Forensic Identification

Naeema Abdulrazak, Lauren Nicole Butaric, Heather Marie Garvin
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Forensic studies on frontal sinus identification are often limited to adult samples or utilize static, simulated antemortem images, which...

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The Evolving Role of Forensic Anthropologists in Medical Examiner Offices

Julie Fleischman, Jennifer Vollner, Bradley Adams, Christian Matthew Crowder, Deborrah Pinto, Miriam Soto Martinez, Christopher Rainwater, Caitlin Vogelsberg, Jason Wiersema
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The discipline of forensic anthropology has evolved dramatically during its relatively short history, as has the role of forensic...

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Photogrammetric Point-Cloud Replicability When Documenting Forensic Archaeological Scenes under Variable Lighting Conditions

Morgan J. Ferrell, John J. Schultz, Caroline C. Jasiak
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Forensic archaeological scenes involving human skeletal remains in wooded environments can be challenging to documentutilizing close-range...

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Morphological Observation of the Alar Region between the Piriform Aperture and the Alar Soft Tissue for Facial Approximation (Reconstruction)

Hajime Utsuno, Yohsuke Makino, Shuji Namiki, Saki Minegishi, Maiko Toya, Hirotarao Iwase, Koichi Sakurada
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Prediction methods for regions not lined by facial bones are important elements of forensic anthropology, including forensic facial...

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Stephen David Ousley (1961-2022)

Joseph T. Hefner, Deborah Ousley Barrett, Wesley Ousley, Gudrun Richter
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Dr. Steve Ousley—in full, Stephen David Ousley, PhD—American biological anthropologist, data analyst, general contrarian, and well-known beer...

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Dental Anthropology and Its Role in Forensic Anthropology

Marin A. Pilloud, Christopher Aris, Emily Smith
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Dental anthropology is a subdiscipline of biological anthropology that is concerned with the nonclinical study of teeth. As such, the discipline...

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