ANTHROP 3FA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Forensic Anthropology, Josef Hyrtl, Scientific Working Group
14 Sep 2016
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Thomas dwight: father of forensic anthropology. Forensic anthropology had its origins 19th century (thomas dwight) Doctors/anatomist developing anatomical collections (of humans and other animals) Increased use of x-rays (and other technologies: development of methodologies related to x-rays allowing scientists to look within the material. First forensic case 1849: happened in harvard university (murder, dr. john webster and dr. parkman. M tter museum philadelphia: the college of surgeons, hyrtl skull collection (n = 138, they collected these skulls because they believed that the cranium contains characteristics of criminals. Forensic anthropology began to flourish as a field. Krogman (1939: developed and published standards for identification. Wwii, korean conflict, vietnam war: identification of the war dead was needed, new techniques. Within the last 40 years forensic anthropology has become officially recognized. 1972 forensic anthropology became a part of the aafs (american academy of forensic. The systematic application of archaeological techniques (to maximize the amount of information that can be retained from skeletal remains)
