ANTH 2014 Chapter : Intro To Forensic Anthropology
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Forensic anthropology (fa)forensic anthropologist and me(medical examiner: work in a medical environment, help out with local law, chief me. Definitions: cortical bone, dense outer layer, trabecular bone, same material as cortical bone but more loosely packaged, periosteum, thin organic sheath covering all bones but sub- Chondral osteogenic bones cell forming: chondral, all bone with periosteum. Field recovery: plan view, site map seen from above, sometimes as you dig down you draw each level as well, shovel skimming. Forensic imagining: 3d clay facial reconstruction, 2d facial reconstruction, age progression, photo enhancement, photo comparison. Forensic odontology: dentist in the judicial process, fields of expertise, victim id, mass disaster id, bite-mark patterns, science based opinion, best used to id victims by fire, also used for drowning vistims. Clues: age, socio economic status, race or ancestry, mechanism of injury. Mass disaster id: ways to id, personal recognition, fingerprints, dna, dental.
