Published: 2018-01-29
Research Articles
Reconsidering the Age-Informative Value of the Pubic Symphysis
A Comparison with TA3 Skeletal Traits
Abstract
Estimated age at death is a critical component of the skeletal biological profile for both forensic and archaeological applications. For adults,...
Comparison of the Effect of Two Dynamic Loading Rates on Fracture Characteristics of Human Ribs in Bending
An Experimental Study
Abstract
Recent years have seen an increase in contributions to the criminal justice system through expert testimony regarding
skeletal trauma...
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) as a Tool for Positive Identification from Frontal Sinus Radiographs
AbstractFrontal sinus radiographs are frequently used to identify human remains. However, the method of visually comparing antemortem (AM) to postmortem...
Technical Notes
Dennis C. Dirkmaat, PhD, D-ABFA
A Brief Visit with an Influential Forensic Anthropologist
Abstract
Dennis C. Dirkmaat, PhD, D-ABFA, is an essential figure in the discipline of forensic anthropology. He has been committed to research, as...
Book Reviews
Review of What Remains: Bringing America's Missing Home from the Vietnam War
AbstractBook Review of:
Sarah E. Wagner. What Remains: Bringing America’s Missing Home from the Vietnam War. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University...
Review of: Ancestry and Sex in Human Crania: A Comparative Photographic Atlas
AbstractREFERENCE: Robert W. Mann. Ancestry and Sex in Human Crania: A Comparative Photographic Atlas. Springfield, IL: Charles C Thomas; 2021. 478 pp.
Case Report
Confronting Cognitive Bias in Forensic Anthropology Michigan’s Craigslist Killer Case
AbstractAccurately estimating the biological profile is a foundational analysis within forensic anthropology. Although the methods for estimating the...
Technical Note
A Test of the (hu)MANid Program on a Diverse Sample of Mandibles
AbstractThe (hu)MANid program is a free, web-based software using mandibular metric and morphoscopic variables to estimate sex and ancestry. The...
Experimental Formation of Coffin Wear on Bone
AbstractLocalized, eroded flat areas on bones recovered from former coffin burials are hypothesized to have been formed as “coffin wear,” caused by a...