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.
Current Issue
Vol. 7 No. 2–3 (2024): The Machines are Winning, or Robot Roll Call: Festschrift in Honor of Stephen D. Ousley (1961–2022)
Published: 2024-10-11
Introduction
The Machines are Winning
Essays in Honor of Stephen D. Ousley (1961–2022)
59–61
AbstractStephen D. Ousley left us too damn early. We were not expecting it, so the hole he left is felt, in one way or another, nearly every day. The...
Biography
Stephen David Ousley (1961-2022)
62–67
AbstractDr. Steve Ousley—in full, Stephen David Ousley, PhD—American biological anthropologist, data analyst, general contrarian, and well-known beer...
Ousley—Repatriation and the Smithsonian
68–74
AbstractThe repatriation of Native American human remains has been a significant issue at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History for the...
Short Time, Big Impact
Lessons, Legacies, and Future Directions Based on the Work of Stephen D. Ousley
75–81
AbstractAcademic impact is often measured in the amount of publications, number of students mentored, and what seminal research is contributed to a...
The Second Revolution in Forensic Anthropology
Steve Ousley's Big Data Plans
82–88
AbstractThis article tells the story of Steve Ousley’s vision for skeletal data in anthropology: an update to the Forensic Data Bank for the...
Roadmap to the Future
Calipers to Digitizing to Virtual Osteology
89–97
AbstractSteve Ousley was our friend, colleague, and collaborator. This article reflects on the impact of his work in modernizing three-dimensional...
Research Articles
Using Multivariate Analysis within the Vertebral Column to Identify Individual Vertebrae
98–108
AbstractThis article demonstrates the utility of a multivariate analysis of vertebrae in an applied context. The human vertebral column is a...
Differences in the Shape of the Frontal Bone between 20th-Century Euro-Americans and Germans
109–118
AbstractGeometric morphometrics is a very useful but rarely applied concept in forensic anthropology. It uses information on the shape of an object for...
MaMD Analytical 1.0
A Computer Program for Macromorphoscopic Trait Analysis
119–140
AbstractWe outline the functionalities and application of MaMD Analytical—a new, freely available software package for the estimation of population...
Exploring Mutual and Exclusive Biological Information in Cranial Metric and Morphological Variables
141–163
AbstractEvidence suggests that both craniometric and cranial morphoscopic (MMS) traits elucidate information about cranial phenotypic variation and are...
We Think There’s Been a Glitch
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Forensic Anthropology
164–176
AbstractForensic anthropology plays a pivotal role in the medicolegal system analyzing skeletal remains in forensic casework. With the increased...
What Should Be Typical about the Way We Calculate Typicality?
177–186
AbstractThe probability of correct classification, and ultimately identification, lies at the heart of forensic anthropological analyses. To this end,...
Ongoing Work with Adult Skeletal Age Estimation
What Works and What Doesn’t
187–196
AbstractImproving adult age-at-death estimates using visible features of the human skeleton has been the subject of much research because such...
Craniometric Relationships of Migrant Victims of the April 18, 2015 Shipwreck Off the Coast of Libya
197–205
AbstractOne of the most tragic events involving African migrants’ attempts to get to Europe was the 2015 shipwreck off the coast of Libya. More than 300...
Steven D. Ousley
Selected Published Works and Professional Activities
206–213
AbstractEarly in his career, Steven D. Ousley established his view on the need for biological anthropologists to provide empirical
support for their...