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Forensic Anthropology as a Discipline [PDF]
Biology, 2021 This paper explores the current state of forensic anthropology in the United States as a distinct discipline. Forensic anthropology has become increasingly specialized and the need for strengthened professionalization is becoming paramount. This includes
Derek Congram +2 more
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Research integrity in forensic anthropology [PDF]
Forensic Sciences Research, 2021 Research represents the driving force for change and advancement in the forensic sciences [1]. Of course, forensic science features casework and the application of our scientific knowledge to medic...
Douglas H. Ubelaker
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The impact of scavenging: perspective from casework in forensic anthropology [PDF]
Forensic Sciences Research, 2020 Forensic anthropology casework frequently encounters evidence of animal scavenging associated with fragmentation and loss of skeletal material. Published research demonstrates that patterns of destruction in bone can suggest the size and type of animal ...
Douglas Ubelaker
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Caribbeanist casualties: Interrogating the application of structural vulnerability to forensic anthropology [PDF]
Forensic Science International: Synergy, 2023 Biocultural approaches are instrumental to the evolution of forensic anthropology, and this practice must first reckon with its own violences before it can ethically address structural violence at large.
Isis Dwyer +2 more
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Chaos theory and its applications in forensic anthropology [PDF]
Forensic Science International: SynergyChaos theory, initially developed by Edward Lorenz, a mathematician and meteorologist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has evolved from a theory of the natural and physical sciences to a theory that has broad, interdisciplinary applications.
Sarajane Smith-Escudero +3 more
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A history of forensic anthropology [PDF]
American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 2018 AbstractForensic anthropology represents a dynamic and rapidly evolving complex discipline within anthropology and forensic science. Academic roots extend back to early European anatomists but development coalesced in the Americas through highâprofile court testimony, assemblage of documented collections and focused research.
Douglas Ubelaker
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Investigating identification disparities in forensic anthropology casework. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2023 Forensic anthropology is shifting to reflect on the impact of its practices within the criminal justice context in important ways. Here, we contribute to this essential work by examining how decedent demographics as well as estimations of biological ...
Cris Hughes +6 more
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Fragment analysis in forensic anthropology [PDF]
Forensic Sciences Research, 2020 Anthropological analysis of fragmentary evidence can be challenging but diverse methods allow substantial information to be gleaned. Scanning electron microscopy/energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy enables determination if bone and/or tooth tissue is ...
Douglas H. Ubelaker, Yaohan Wu
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Recent advances in forensic anthropology: decomposition research [PDF]
Forensic Sciences Research, 2018 Decomposition research is still in its infancy, but significant advances have occurred within forensic anthropology and other disciplines in the past several decades. Decomposition research in forensic anthropology has primarily focused on estimating the
Daniel J. Wescott
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Use of Advanced Artificial Intelligence in Forensic Medicine, Forensic Anthropology and Clinical Anatomy [PDF]
Healthcare (Switzerland), 2021 Radoslav Benus +2 more
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