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The Accuracy of Age Estimation Using Transition Analysis in the Hamann-Todd Collection [PDF]

, 2020
Trying to reconstruct the demographic parameters of past populations using skeletal data is challenging for several reasons. First, skeletal traits are proxy to biological age, which does not always reflect chronological age.
Simon, Allyson
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Coming together to document mortality in conflict situations : proceedings of a symposium [PDF]

, 2009
The use of epidemiology in documenting the mortality experience in complex emergencies has become pervasive in humanitarian practice. Recent assessments in Iraq and Darfur have provoked much discussion on the assessment of mortality in scientific and ...
Degomme, Olivier, Guha-Sapir, Debarati, Ratnayake, Ruwan   +2 more
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Previously undocumented regional variability in crab‐eating macaque skull sexual dimorphism and its implications for biological and morphometric studies

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract In a large sample of adult crab‐eating macaques, we quantified sexual dimorphism in size, shape, and covariance across the whole skull and among anatomical regions of the cranium and mandible. All regions showed significant mean sex differences, but the magnitude of size and shape dimorphism varied substantially.
Andrea Cardini, Paul O'Higgins
wiley   +1 more source

Current status of forensic anthropology in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region

Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences
Background Forensic anthropology has evolved significantly, from its foundations in the nineteenth century to its formal establishment in the twentieth century and in particular with modern advancements from the 1970s onward.
Cindy Mansour, Nicholas Márquez-Grant, María Benito Sánchez   +2 more
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Looking Upstream: Applying Social Theory to the Interpretation of the Forensic Record

Humans
Traditionally, the field of forensic anthropology has built its foundation on being an objective observer of human behavior to answer questions of medicolegal significance.
Rylan Tegtmeyer Hawke, Phoenix Farnham, Sarajane Smith-Escudero, Rachel Coppock, Jesse Goliath   +4 more
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Perimortem Skeletal Sharp Force Trauma: Detection Reliability on CT Data, Demographics and Anatomical Patterns from a Forensic Dataset

Biology, 2022
The increasing importance of trauma analysis by means of postmortem computed tomography (PMCT) is insufficiently reflected in forensic curricula, nor are best practice manuals available.
Sandra Braun, Lara Indra, Sandra Lösch, Marco Milella   +3 more
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Who knows who we are? Questioning DNA analysis in disaster victim identification [PDF]

, 2014
The use of DNA analysis as a mode of identification of disaster victims has become increasingly predominant to other, traditional, methods of identification in recent years.
Bourdieu P, Carey N, Caruth C, Cohen A, Interpol, Lessig R., Marshall R. D., Schwab G, Spector T, Summerfield D, Verdery K, Verdery K   +11 more
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Hyperostosis frontalis interna: Observed patterns, prevalence, and dementia associations in older adults

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Hyperostosis frontalis interna (HFI) is a frequently underrecognized condition characterized by overgrowth of the frontal endocranium, most commonly observed in post‐menopausal women. Although its etiology remains unclear, hormonal influences and a possible relationship with neurocognitive changes have been proposed.
Danielle Felsberg, Kira Morgan, Rickey‐Levon Burch, Madelyn Furr, Zachary Tyson, Steven Lesh   +5 more
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Multivariate statistical approach and machine learning for the evaluation of biogeographical ancestry inference in the forensic field

Scientific Reports, 2022
The biogeographical ancestry (BGA) of a trace or a person/skeleton refers to the component of ethnicity, constituted of biological and cultural elements, that is biologically determined.
Eugenio Alladio, Brando Poggiali, Giulia Cosenza, Elena Pilli   +3 more
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The impact of training and experience on the recovery of evidence in outdoor forensic scenes: implications for human remains recovery [PDF]

, 2018
The present study involves a multivariate assessment of the success of evidence recovery by searchers from various backgrounds and skill levels. Volunteers representing four experience levels (civilian volunteers, first year forensic anthropology ...
Studebaker-Reed, Mary Susan Elizabeth
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