Published: 2026-07-14

2025 Forensic Anthropology Award Winners

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The Forensic Anthropology editors and the University of Florida Press are proud to announce the winners of the 2025 Forensic...

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Testing Approaches to Population Affinity/Sex Classification Using Fordisc 3.1

Considerations for Best Practice Recommendations for U.S. Forensic Casework

Alexandra R. Klales, Paige Lynch, Angel Hayes, Kate M. Lesciotto

50–69

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Fordisc 3.1 is the primary quantitative method of estimating population affinity for the biological profile in forensic anthropology. The...

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The Scope of Taphonomy in Forensic Anthropological Case Reports

Andrea Zurek-Ost, Paige Lynch

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Forensic taphonomy plays a vital role in forensic anthropological research and casework, aiding in the reconstruction of perimortem and...

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Forensic Analysis of Cremains and Cremains Simulants

Angi M. Christensen, Ian Saginor, Mary Mosh, Jodi Webb

80–86

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There have been several cases in recent years involving unscrupulous or fraudulent practices by funeral homes and crematories, including not...

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Buckle Rib Fractures Are More Than a Pleural Surface Phenomenon

A Case Report and Literature Review

Timothy P. Gocha, Mariah E. Moe, Jennifer F. Byrnes, Justin Z. Goldstein

87–96

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In 2004, Love and Symes introduced buckle rib fractures into the anthropological literature, defining them as “a fracture wherein the bone...

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Sex Estimation Using Craniometric Data Obtained Through Computed Tomography With a Sample From Gujarat, India

Prashant Verma, Pretti Tiwari, Joseph T. Hefner, Abhishek Das, Arijit Datta, Viral Patel, Sridhar Dave, Swapnil Agarwal

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This study investigates the effectiveness of cranial measurements derived from computed tomography (CT) scans for sex estimation in a...

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Review of: Statistics and Probability in Forensic Anthropology

William Raymond Belcher

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Statistics and Probability in Forensic Anthropology, Petra Obertová, Andrew Stewart, and Cristina Cattaneo (eds.), Academic...

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