Published: 2025-01-03
Introduction
Introduction
Celebrating Fifty Years of Awareness, Change, and Progress in Forensic Anthropology
215–222
AbstractThis article examines the origins and history of forensic anthropology. It pays particularly close attention to trends and developments in the...
Research Articles
The Origins of Forensic Anthropology in the United States
223–236
AbstractTraditional histories of forensic anthropology focus on key figures, events, and/or publications within a larger narrative of disciplinary...
Pioneers of Color
A Counternarrative of Foundational Figures in Forensic Anthropology's History
237–248
AbstractPopular renditions on the history of forensic anthropology have traced the discipline’s roots back to early European anatomy and nineteenth to...
Forensic Anthropology in the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS)
Demographic, Membership, Matriculation, and Mentorship Trends
249–266
AbstractThis article traces demographic, membership, matriculation, and mentorship trends in forensic anthropology from the American Academy of Forensic...
From a Small Plot in Knoxville to a Worldwide Footprint
An Overview of Human Decomposition Facilities
Abstract
The first outdoor human decomposition research facility was established by Dr. William Bass in 1980 at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville....
Daubert and the Effect on Biological Profile Research
290–301
AbstractAs a core component of casework, methods for estimating the biological profile must meet current legal standards to be
admissible as part of...
Review Articles
The Evolving Role of Forensic Anthropologists in Medical Examiner Offices
282–289
AbstractThe discipline of forensic anthropology has evolved dramatically during its relatively short history, as has the role of forensic...