A seasoned deer hunter is shocked when his hound dog trots up with a human femur clenched between its teeth. A woman veers off her normal urban walking path and happens upon a human skull. New ...

Thanks to DNA, relatives of an American Revolutionary War soldier now know the name of their long-lost cousin who died in ...

Students at Brandon University will have the opportunity to learn from one of the country’s leading forensic experts this ...

Forensic anthropologists are tasked with examining human skeletal remains in a medicolegal context. Typically such work can include identifying the sex, age, ancestry, and stature of an unidentified ...

Esteemed forensic anthropologist Sue Black gives a candid insight into the UK criminal justice system and how it really works ...

While transgender and gender-diverse individuals have historically been disproportionately susceptible to violence and homicides, the recent rise in visibility of ongoing trans-focused violence has ...

When a medical examiner needs help identifying a deceased person and determining how that person died, they turn to forensic anthropologists. To aid in the identification of unknown human remains, ...

1. Forensic anthropology and archaeology: introduction to a broader view / Soren Blau and Douglas H. Ubelaker -- pt. 1. History of the disciplines. -- 2. Forensic anthropology and archaeology: past ...

Forensic anthropologists analyze skeletal remains to help identify people. A new study highlights how this work, specifically dealing with ancestry, may inadvertently support the idea that racial ...

There are 119 board-certified forensic anthropologists in the country and only one in the state of Nevada. Assistant Professor of anthropology, Marin Pilloud, is representing the College of Liberal ...

Bones are a living record that constantly change over a person's life. Forensic anthropologists are tasked with deciphering clues from bones, and their study of skeletal remains aids in the ...