Anthropology 2235A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Forensic Anthropology, Shoulder Joint, List Of Statistical Packages

• School: Western University
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: Anthropology 2235A/B
• Professor: Eldon Molto

Document Summary

Lecture 5: basis for individuation methods in forensic science. Human macroscopic & microscope skeletal and dental anatomy. Knowledge of human physiology & pathology (trauma) Quantitative biology (statistics: all fields stress continual upgrading & certification, all techniques have to undergo proficiency testing, daubert & mohan: weakest part of expertise for anthropologists & odontologists = statistical analysis (see dirkmatt article pg 36-37) Bill bass modern collection of human skeletons in forensic data bank (fdb) People have 2 identities: bi: biological identity, age, sex, race, pi: personal identity, name, defining idiosyncratic characteristics, osteobiography: describes these 2 aspects of individuation. 2: statistical package fordisc developed from modern samples analyzes measurements from unknown skeletal remains, program uses established statistical methods to determine osteobiographies of unidentified remains, the manitou man, males, amerindian. Input all the measurements (all done in blind): could see a shovel-shaped incisor found in armenians but not caucasians or. Inventory: requires knowledge of all bony landmarks in human skeletons.