ANTH 3420 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Fibrocartilage, Endochondral Ossification, Intramembranous Ossification
13 Sep 2016
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Weekly reading quizzes start on sunday they are based on the readings for the upcoming lecture. History of forensic anthropology: 1930s and 40s, beginning in the modern era; 1950s and 60s: korean war (identifying persons killed in action); they began to focus on research at this time used the remains to collect data, and develop methods surrounding how to assess ancestry, age, sex, etc. They had military support as they realized that research could help develop and refine methods for identification. They are also able to set up grids, bag remains properly, etc. Forensic pathologists determine the cause and manner of death, not forensic anthropologists. When determining the minimum number of individuals, you either count the number of an individual bone, or the number of a particular element from a particular size. Forensic anthropologists must also write reports and can be called upon to testify as an expert witness.
