Published: 2025-12-19

Research Articles

Body Donation

Opinions and Practices in Forensic Anthropology

Kerianne Armelli, Rhian R. Dunn, Carolyn V. Issac

1–11

Abstract

Within forensic anthropology, skeletal donations are an indispensable resource for study and research. The creation, collection, and maintenance...

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Recognizing Skeletal Presentations of Rotator Cuff and Cruciate Ligament Surgical Interventions

Olivia Robson, Heather Garvin, Kelly Kruse, Gloria Eddy, Collin T. Erickson

12–21

Abstract

Forensic anthropologists are commonly tasked with assisting investigators in identifying a decedent from an unknown set of human skeletal...

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Sex Estimation from the Pelvis

Discriminant Functions for Quantitative Indices in a Modern Yucatecan Population

Fabiola Ponce Espejel, Andrea Cucina

22–33

Abstract

This study develops nine discriminant functions based on a series of indices calculated on the human pelvic bones from a modern forensic Mexican...

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Biological Anthropology in Namibia

Quantitative Parameters of the Gonial Angle and Mastoid Process for Sex Estimation

Anneli Poolman, Kathleen Van Niekerk, Jan Jacobus van der Merwe

34–42

Abstract

Current standardized methods for sex estimation using the cranial bones involve evaluating landmarks and defining them as feminine, neutral, or...

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Biography

Turhon A. Murad

Melanie M. Beasley, Eric J. Bartelink, Amy Mundorff, Ben Figura

43–48

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Dr. Turhon A. Murad was the first tenure-track biological anthropologist hired at California State University, Chico (Chico State). He founded...

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